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Malaysia Airlines MH370: Confusion over plane last location
BBC News ^ | March 12, 2014

Posted on 03/12/2014 2:54:14 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Search teams are scouring waters off both sides of the Malaysian peninsula, amid confusion over a missing Malaysia Airlines plane's last known location.

Malaysia's air force chief has denied reports that the plane was tracked to the Malacca Strait in the west.

Vietnam has despatched a plane to investigate an eyewitness report of a possible object burning in the sky east of Vietnam. --SNIP--

On Wednesday, Malaysia's air force chief Rodzali Daud denied remarks attributed to him in local media that a missing Malaysia Airlines plane was tracked by military radar to the Malacca Strait, far west of its planned route.

Gen Daud said he "did not make any such statements", but the air force had "not ruled out the possibility of an air turn-back".

Meanwhile, Vietnam said it had deployed aircraft to investigate a possible sighting of the plane.

Doan Huu Gia, deputy general director of Vietnam's air traffic management, said: "We received an email from a New Zealander who works on one of the oil rigs off Vung Tau.

"He said he spotted a burning [object] at that location, some 300 km (200 miles) southeast of Vung Tau."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2014airlinercrash; 777; autopilot; china; chinashotitdown; iran; malaysia; maldives; mh370; oilrig; oilrigworker; radar; southchinasea; vietnam; waronterror
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To: Lazamataz
This information further increases my suspicion that something happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Nothing, I repeat, Nothing has happened to this plane. It landed on time at its original destination, and we are all being lied to.

Hang on, there's someone at my door...

61 posted on 03/12/2014 6:22:20 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: snoringbear
Why take a plane full of passengers if you are going to blow it up? Why not grab a freighter? Lot less PR and drama,
62 posted on 03/12/2014 6:29:02 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: saywhatagain

What “profession” do you practice?


63 posted on 03/12/2014 6:30:16 AM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (The bill was the subject of a truly awe-inspiring tsunami of poorly informed indignation. Rich Lowry)
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To: angcat

thank you!


64 posted on 03/12/2014 6:31:23 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch (http://thegatwickview.tumblr.com/ http://thepurginglutheran.tumblr.com/)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I knew that!


65 posted on 03/12/2014 6:31:35 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: LiveFreeOrDie2001

yep it is possible. Something horible happened.


66 posted on 03/12/2014 6:32:14 AM PDT by ncfool (Obama's aMeriKa 2012 The land of entitlement for the 51% crowd.)
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To: angcat

You are 100 correct with that statement.


67 posted on 03/12/2014 6:33:11 AM PDT by ncfool (Obama's aMeriKa 2012 The land of entitlement for the 51% crowd.)
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To: Rennes Templar
It was not known why they lost pressure, but it was surmised it was so fast they did not have time to put on 02 masks.

The time of useful consciousness at 35,000 feet has been found to be 30 to 60 seconds. Rapid decompression at 35,000 feet MSL could cut that time in half, due to forced exhalation of air from the lungs, but 15 to 30 seconds is still reasonable time to don masks.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_of_useful_consciousness

68 posted on 03/12/2014 6:37:34 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: ncfool
"Something horible happened."

Rrrr... something definitely is amiss here.

69 posted on 03/12/2014 6:45:10 AM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Half Vast Conspiracy
Airline pilot. Based in Bangkok, Thailand past nine years.

Work in the cockpit with fine folks representing at least 9 different countries, including folks from Venezuela, (one or two who support Chavez/Maduro, Some who have had family members killed by the mess) Serbia, Hungary, Indonesia, Philippians et all.

Fly regularly into China.

Been in the streets during two coups, currently in the middle of a third attempted coup

. Been in and out Southern Thailand in the aftermath of muslims murdering Buddhist monks and teachers. And to put an exclamation point to that, there is zero western interest, or influence in the area.

To say it changes one perspective in life is an obvious understatement.

70 posted on 03/12/2014 6:56:15 AM PDT by saywhatagain
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So — the Malaysian government has been lying about what they know and the only time when they come forth with anything is when water bottles are thrown at them.


71 posted on 03/12/2014 7:38:50 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: saywhatagain
Airline pilot.
Ok. Sure you are. Now I see why your speculation is so much more worthy than others here. </sarcasm>
72 posted on 03/12/2014 7:40:44 AM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (The bill was the subject of a truly awe-inspiring tsunami of poorly informed indignation. Rich Lowry)
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To: Lazamataz

Highjacked another one didn’t you?


73 posted on 03/12/2014 7:47:42 AM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: snoringbear
There were lots of military strips laid down during WWII in this part of the world.

None of which could take a plane that weighs as much as a 777.

74 posted on 03/12/2014 7:51:35 AM PDT by xone
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To: LiveFreeOrDie2001
Plausible??

No, they'd be dead themselves from the nerve gas.

75 posted on 03/12/2014 7:59:17 AM PDT by xone
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To: Starstruck

Take this thread to Cuba.


76 posted on 03/12/2014 8:00:11 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: xone

Pumped in from a container with a hole knocked through the wall...

(May be gettin’ a little Batman or 007 on ya...)


77 posted on 03/12/2014 8:27:41 AM PDT by LiveFreeOrDie2001 (Elections have consequences - NOW LOOK what we have to deal with...)
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To: LiveFreeOrDie2001

Nerve gas doesn’t dissipate that fast especially in a closed environment. The hijackers in chem suits?


78 posted on 03/12/2014 8:36:12 AM PDT by xone
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To: xone

“Nerve gas doesn’t dissipate that fast especially in a closed environment. The hijackers in chem suits?”

It is not a closed environment. To maintain pressurization, compressed air is bled from the engines into the cabin. Outflow valves in the back of the airplane open and closed to maintain the desired level of pressurization. The air in the aircraft is recycled every few minutes.


79 posted on 03/12/2014 9:12:05 AM PDT by CFIIIMEIATP737
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To: CFIIIMEIATP737

Then them boys better have chem suits and be able to fly in them. Maybe that’s where the muffled radio call a few days back came from. Pilots in a mask.


80 posted on 03/12/2014 9:15:09 AM PDT by xone
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