The Vietnamese Navy has confirmed the plane crashed into the ocean. According to Navy Admiral Ngo Van Phat, Commander of the Region 5, military radar recorded that the plane crashed into the sea at a location 153 miles South of Phu Quoc island. UPDATE [12:01]: Altogether, 239 passengers & crew, from 14 different nationalities, including two infants. Passengers were from: 1. China - 152 plus 1 infant 2. Malaysia - 38 3. Indonesia - 12 4. Australia - 7 5. France - 3 6. United States of America - 3 pax plus 1 infant 7. New Zealand - 2 8. Ukraine - 2 9. Canada - 2 10. Russia - 1 11. Italy - 1 12. Taiwan - 1 13. Netherlands - 1 14. Austria - 1 The flight was piloted by Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, a Malaysian aged 53. He has a total flying hours of 18,365 hours. Source: Tuoi Tre Daily/Yahoo News Malaysia
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 06:37:29 +0000