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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 carrying 239 people to Beijing loses contact, reportedly crashed in waters near Vietnam
Three
Americans were among the passengers on flight MH370, which left Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, early Saturday and lost contact with air traffic
control two hours into the journey. The Vietnamese Navy said in a
statement that the plane went down in the waters between Vietnam and
Malaysia, a Vietnamese news site reported.
Vietnam Air Force planes have spotted two oil slicks suspected to be
from a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 passengers and crew,
including three Americans, that is feared downed in southeast Asia, the
Vietnamese government said in a statement.
Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur was only two hours into about a six-hour
flight to Beijing when it lost contact with air traffic controllers
early Saturday, the officials say.
AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPINE MILITARY WESTERN COMMAND |
Malaysian Airlines said that it was working with international authorities on the search and rescue mission. "Our team is currently calling family members of passengers to keep
them updated on the situation, and our focus now is to work with the
emergency responders and the authorities," the airline said in a statement.
JASON LEE/Reuters |
A distraught woman whose husband was aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is assisted at a Beijing hotel as she and other relatives and friends await information on their loved ones.
There were 227 passengers on the B777 plane, including two infants and
an additional 12 crew members. Along with the Americans, 153 Chinese, 38
Malaysians, 12 Indonesians, 7 Australians and 32 people from France
were among the passengers, authorities said at a news conference. The passengers were of 14 different nationalities, the airline said.
MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images |
Family members look at a wedding album of Norliakmar Hamid and Razahan Zamani, passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 plane, as they anxiously wait for news early Saturday morning in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia and Vietnam are leading a search for the lost jet.
The Vietnamese Navy said in a statement that the plane went down in the
waters between Vietnam and Malaysia, roughly 153 nautical miles off Tho
Chu Island in Kien Giang Province, the Vietnamese Tuoi Tre News reported. Malaysia's transport minister said later, however, that no crash scene had been identified. Local authorities have been dispatched with a search and rescue crew to look for the plane.
AHMAD YUSNI/EPA |
Malaysian Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya (center), along with other Malaysian Airlines staff, announce the missing of MH370 Malaysian Airlines aircraft at a press conference Saturday.
It’s unclear where exactly the plane may be along the 2,300-mile
flightpath. The plane was reportedly lost while it was in Vietnamese
airspace, Reuters reported. "At the moment we have no idea where this aircraft is right now," Malaysia Airlines Vice President of Operations Control Fuad Sharuji told Anderson Cooper on CNN.
Xiao Lu Chu/Getty Images |
A man who was to pick up the spouse of his boss is surrounded by the media at Beijing International Airport on Saturday.
The plane was scheduled to land at the equivalent of 5:30 p.m. Friday on the East Coast. The 53-year-old pilot had some 33 years experience with the airline, authorities said.
KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters |
A relative of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries at the Beijing Capital International Airport.
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images |
This same Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, shown taking off from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport in France on Dec. 26, 2011, was carrying 239 people when it disappeared from air traffic control screens.
flightradar24.com/AP |
This screen grab from flightradar24.com shows the last reported position of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 on Friday night, March 7. The Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people lost contact over the South China Sea on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, and international aviation authorities still haven't located the jetliner.
Breakdown of Passengers Aboard Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
China - 153, including one infant
Malaysia - 38
Indonesia - 12
Australia - seven
France - three
United States - three, including one infant
New Zealand - two
Ukraine - two
Canada - two
Russia - one
Italy - one
Taiwan - one
Netherlands - one
Austria - one
China - 153, including one infant
Malaysia - 38
Indonesia - 12
Australia - seven
France - three
United States - three, including one infant
New Zealand - two
Ukraine - two
Canada - two
Russia - one
Italy - one
Taiwan - one
Netherlands - one
Austria - one
Source: NYDailyNews.com
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