The Brazilian Navy said it will pay tribute tomorrow to the victims of the Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic nearly four weeks ago,killing all 228 people on board. Families of victims were invited to participate in the ecumenical ceremony in the northeastern city of Recife aboard the Bosisio frigate,which participated in the search operations,the navy said in a statement. On Friday,Brazil's military said it had ended its search for more bodies and debris from the Airbus A330 that came down on the night of March 31 to June 1,saying that only a "negligible" amount of remains could still be recovered. "It has been nine days since we have located bodies," explained air force spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Henry Munhoz. The 26-day search operation,conducted with the help of French ships and planes sent from Spain and the United States,recovered 51 bodies and over 600 pieces from the doomed aircraft. A French-led search will,however,continue for the aircraft's black boxes that are set to continue emitting homing signals until July 2. France has already contributed a nuclear submarine and ships to the effort.
