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...foot long piece of the plane's fuselage, the largest chunk recovered so far. No explosive residue has been found yet on any of the recovered pieces. The FBI and NTSB still say they have not gathered enough forensic evidence to explain why the plane exploded in mid-air. The remains of the 350,000 ton aircraft are scattered over the ocean floor in heaps 10 to 12 feet high. Divers have described the hazards of exploring the wreckage in the dark as equivalent to diving into an underwater junkyard. TIME's Elaine Rivera reports from East Moriches: "Divers...
...YORK: Every available Coast Guard craft, including helicopters, ships and planes, were scrambling to reach an area fifgy miles south of Long Island, New York late on Wednesday night after TWA flight 800 crashed shortly after takeoff from JFK airport en route to Paris. The plane reportedly exploded in mid-air. Early Coast Guard reports mentioned life rafts and wreckage in the water, and recovery of some bodies. Some 212 passengers and 17 crew were aboard the flight. -->