CAIRO: Investigators into EgyptAir's plane crash need at least 12 days recover its black boxes as they await a ship that can retrieve them from the Mediterranean, investigation sources said on Sunday. The Airbus A320 plane crashed into the Mediterranean with 66 people on board during a May 19 flight from Paris to Cairo, after disappearing from radar screens Investigators are in a race against time to find the flight recorders, known as the black boxes, which have enough battery power to emit signals for four or five weeks. The recordings could help investiga- tors determine the reason for the crash The plane was carrying passengers from different nationalities, with 40 Egyptians including the crew and 15 French nationals. Egypt's aviation minister had initially said a terrorist attack was more likely to have brought down the plane, but a tech nical failure is also possible France's aviation safety agency has said the aircraft transmitted automated