California IN BRIEF : MOFFET NAVAL AIR STATION : Sub Seeks Clues in Deaths of Crewmen

The investigation into the deaths of 27 crewman aboard two P-3 Orions that crashed off San Diego has been extended while a miniature submarine searches the ocean floor off the coast of Baja California for clues. Searchers are looking for an in-flight recorder containing the pilots’ final conversation, said Lt. Susan Haeg, a spokeswoman for the Navy’s Submarine Group 5, based in San Diego. An earlier search, started immediately after the March 21 crash, was called off two days later after scattered debris was found. The bodies of the crewmen have not been recovered.