B-52 bomber crashes off island of Guam

Rescue crews were searching a vast area of floating debris and a sheen of oil yesterday for crew members of an Air Force B-52 bomber that crashed off the island of Guam, officials said.

At least two people were recovered from the waters, but their condition was not immediately available, the US Coast Guard said.

Six vessels, three helicopters, two F-15 fighter jets and a B-52 bomber were involved in the search, which had covered about 180 sq km of ocean, Coast Guard spokeswoman Lieutenant Elizabeth Buendia said.