Sounds exactly like LOST. Such a weird situation... 1. Vietnam navy confirms no evidence of wreckage. 2. 15 aircraft, close to 10 ships in search and rescue operations. 3. Search area expanded within South China Sea. Help from USA, China, Singapore & Vietnam. 4. Najib says satelite imagery cannot be used as it cannot detect anything below water surface. 5. Aircraft manufacturers and FAA have offered help. 6. Najib says rescue operations will continue for as long as it takes. 7. Najib spoke to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and sent his condolences as 153 passengers were Chinese nationals. The Premier says China will help in rescue operations. 8. MAS will arrange flights for family members to Beijing if requested, and for Chinese nationals to Kuala Lumpur. 9. Najib requests that the public do not indulge in speculation. We cant make conclusions, we are investigating all theories. 10. Dept of Civil Aviation received a call when MH370 went missing at 2.40am; Vietnam airport authorities acknowledged the plane entered its airspace at 1.30am before subsequently losing contact. UPDATE [6:45pm]: Chinese relatives of passengers are furious at Malaysia Airlines for keeping them in the dark. Theres no one from the company here, we cant find a single person. Theyve just shut us in this room and told us to wait, said one middle-aged man, who declined to give his name. Another relative, trying to evade a throng of reporters, muttered: Theyre treating us worse than dogs. UPDATE [6:24pm]: No sign of wreckage was found off the coast of Malaysia. Earlier, an orange speck was seen where the last signal came from, but a vessel despatched to the location reported that it was nothing. UPDATE [6:15pm]: Countries across South-East Asia have launched air and sea search operations to find the missing MH370 plane. Its exact location remains a mystery as it relayed no distress signal, indications of rough weather, or other signs of trouble. When contacted, Malaysia Airlines declined to confirm or deny the reports, saying that the Malaysian authorities are working together with the Vietnamese government on the matter. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reports that China has dispatched two maritime rescue ships to help locate the missing plane. The flight was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a Malaysian aged 53. He has a total flying hours of 18,365 hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981. First officer, Fariq Ab.Hamid, a Malaysian, is aged 27. He has a total flying hours of 2,763 hours. He joined Malaysia Airlines in 2007. UPDATE [11:32am]: VN Express, Vietnams largest news site, reports that Vietnam Emergency Rescue Center just announced it has found signal of the missing plane at 9.50am 120 miles South West of Ca Mau cape, the Southern-most point of Vietnam. The signal is believed to be the ELT (Emergency Locator Transmittor) , which can be activated manually by the flight crew or automatically upon impact. We tried to call this aircraft through various means, he was quoted as saying. Sharuji told CNN that the aircraft was carrying 7.5 hours of fuel at the time of its disappearance. CNN also spoke to retired American Airlines Capt. Jim Tilmon who said the route taken by the aircraft had plenty of antennae, radar and radios for contact and that the plane was as sophisticated as any commercial airplane could possibly be with an excellent safety record. Journalists attempt to interview a woman who is the relative of a passenger on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, as she crouches on the floor crying, at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing March 8, 2014. The Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew lost contact with air traffic controllers early on Saturday en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the airline said in a statement. Flight MH 370, operating a Boeing B777-200 aircraft departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.21 a.m. (1621 GMT Friday) and had been expected to land in the Chinese capital at 6.30 a.m. (2230 GMT) the same day. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MEDIA) less Editorss note: The public may contact +603 7884 1234. Next-of-kin may head to the Support Facility Building at KLIAs South Support Zone. For directions, call 03 8787 1269. RELATED CONTENT Missing plane search operations in waters off Vietnam-Xinhua Reuters - 8 hours ago Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane carrying 239 people Reuters - 11 hours ago Multinational rescue efforts launched for missing Malaysian airliner IANS - 3 hours ago Search widens as international effort helps to find missing plane The Malaysian Insider - 4 hours ago MAS plane still missing, reports of crash premature, says minister The Malaysian Insider - 9 hours ago Read More MOST POPULAR #PrayForMH370: Authorities investigating claims of foul play, terrorist rumours Yahoo Newsroom - 14 hours ago Malaysia Airlines says plane missing Associated Press - 15 hours ago Malaysia Airlines missing flight: Live Report AFP News - 7 hours ago Show More
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