The cockpit voice recorder of the EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean has been found and pulled from the sea, according to Egypt's investigation committee.

Search teams had to salvage the so-called black box over several stages as it was damaged, but they've been been able to recover the memory unit.

It's hoped it will help investigators determine the cause of the crash. 

Earlier today, a deep ocean vessel looking for the remains of EgyptAir flight 804 spotted wreckage in the Mediterranean.

The passenger jet crashed last month as it traveled from Paris to Cairo.

All 66 people on board died.