C-130 Lost Off Honduras

A U.S. Air Force C-130 transport plane with 21 people aboard went down in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Honduras and rescue efforts were hampered by fog, the Defense Department said. “No hostile action was indicated,” Air Force Lt. Col. Gene Sands said, adding that the cause of the crash was not immediately known. “We can’t even get in for sea rescue because of the weather,” Sands said. He said the plane was on a routine mission flying personnel to Honduras, where joint U.S.-Honduran exercises are being prepared. The plane was flying from Howard Air Force Base in Panama.