File photo of a Dornier aircraft
A Dornier aircraft of the Indian Navy on a routine training mission with three personnel on board, crashed last night off Goa.
One officer has been rescued but two - a captain and an observer - are still missing.
The aircraft crashed about 25 nautical miles south west of Goa.
The last contact with it was reported at 10.08 pm.
More than six warships and a few aircraft are currently involved in a full scale search and rescue operation.