MH 777 missing - MH370 media statement

[markis10]

It keeps getting better:

PORT DICKSON: A group of fishermen found a life raft bearing the word “Boarding” 10 nautical miles from Port Dickson town at 12pm yesterday.
One of the fishermen, Azman Mohamad, 40, said they found the badly damaged raft floating and immediately notified the Kuala Linggi Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Malacca for assistance to lift the raft as it was very heavy.
"We managed to tie it to our boat as we feared it would sink due to the damages," he said.
When the MMEA boat arrived, the fishermen then handed over the raft into their custody.
However, a Kuala Linggi MMEA spokesman said the raft sunk into the sea while they were trying to bring the raft onboard.

http://www.nst.com.my/latest/font-c...ont-fishermen-find-life-raft-near-pd-1.509222

 

[lukenet]

I just hope it assists them to find the aircraft. I think there is a lot the public is not being told.

 

[kpc]

It keeps getting better:

PORT DICKSON: A group of fishermen found a life raft bearing the word “Boarding” 10 nautical miles from Port Dickson town at 12pm yesterday.
One of the fishermen, Azman Mohamad, 40, said they found the badly damaged raft floating and immediately notified the Kuala Linggi Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Malacca for assistance to lift the raft as it was very heavy.
"We managed to tie it to our boat as we feared it would sink due to the damages," he said.
When the MMEA boat arrived, the fishermen then handed over the raft into their custody.
However, a Kuala Linggi MMEA spokesman said the raft sunk into the sea while they were trying to bring the raft onboard.

MISSING MH370: Fishermen find life raft near PD - Latest - New Straits Times

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The above report is clearly not relevant as:

BEIJING (AP) — China's state media says Vietnamese authorities have detected signals from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

The Xinhua News Agency, citing a local Vietnamese media report, says a Vietnamese search and rescue official reported that the signals have been detected from the plane from about 220 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of Vietnam's southernmost coastal province of Ca Mau.

China: Vietnam detects signals from missing plane | usanews.com

big, big sigh...:shock::shock:!! I just feel for the relatives and friends of those onboard!

 

[markis10]

Looks like a significant conference is about to start.

 

[maomaocat]

I asked this on Twitter earlier today but didn't get a response: what's the max attack angle & ceiling of a 777-200er, and is there a jet stream near where MH730 was?

 

[drron]

It keeps getting better:

PORT DICKSON: A group of fishermen found a life raft bearing the word “Boarding” 10 nautical miles from Port Dickson town at 12pm yesterday.
One of the fishermen, Azman Mohamad, 40, said they found the badly damaged raft floating and immediately notified the Kuala Linggi Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Malacca for assistance to lift the raft as it was very heavy.
"We managed to tie it to our boat as we feared it would sink due to the damages," he said.
When the MMEA boat arrived, the fishermen then handed over the raft into their custody.
However, a Kuala Linggi MMEA spokesman said the raft sunk into the sea while they were trying to bring the raft onboard.

MISSING MH370: Fishermen find life raft near PD - Latest - New Straits Times

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That is not a 777 raft or slide.Already disproved on other sites.

 

[lukenet]

Looks like a significant conference is about to start.

Hey Marks10, is there anything on local media yet?

 

[straitman]

I asked this on Twitter earlier today but didn't get a response: what's the max attack angle & ceiling of a 777-200er, and is there a jet stream near where MH730 was?

Happy to try and answer but I can't as I don't understand the context.
Angle of attack is purely an aerodynamic consideration.
The ceiling can be found from the Boeing web site or even Wikipedia.
Jet streams are not always consistent so there may or may not have been one present.

 

[williamsf1]

Live on ABC24 now ... appears just to be a update .... no real new news

 

[markis10]

Hey Marks10, is there anything on local media yet?

Its on ABC24

 

[markis10]

That is not a 777 raft or slide.Already disproved on other sites.

Sure, but they cannot even get a recovery of that right.

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

It's a no news update. What a waste of time, and you can barely hear the questions.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Live on ABC24 now ... appears just to be a update .... no real new news

Just more gibberish..
Sorry but they appear to be quite amateurish about it all, they may as well admit they don't know and ask for some help.

 

[ComeFlyWithMe]

Just more gibberish..
Sorry but they appear to be quite amateurish about it all, they may as well admit they don't know and ask for some help.

It really is quite pathetic, poorly coordinated and impossible to understand.

 

[SeatBackForward]

It really is quite pathetic, poorly coordinated and impossible to understand.

Now they are essentially having to defend themselves, regarding the confusion.

 

[markis10]

Confirming later sighting though

Unidentified aircraft spotted on primary radar plot at 02.15AM, 200 miles northwest of Penang

 

[SeatBackForward]

Malaysia Finds Managing Crisis Exposes Leadership Crisis

Malaysia, aspiring to become a developed nation in six years, is finding that more than 50 years under one coalition and tight control over information is a mismatch for handling a rapidly growing crisis followed across the world.

Malaysia Finds Managing Crisis Exposes Leadership Crisis - Bloomberg

Certainly exposing some truths..

 

[amaroo]

It really is quite pathetic, poorly coordinated and impossible to understand.

SWMBO has come to the conclusion that the Malaysian Military via a massive error of judgement has shot the thing down. Given the performance of the Malaysian authorities and their pathetic attempt to create lines of enquiry here, there and everywhere - I don't blame her for thinking this way.

 

[SeatBackForward]

SWMBO has come to the conclusion that the Malaysian Military via a massive judgement of error has shot the thing down. Given the performance of the Malaysian authorities and their pathetic attempt to create lines of enquiry here, there and everywhere - I don't blame her for thinking this way.

they would have no reason to shoot it down while it was on its planned track, sure once (if it did) changed direction it may be possible, but surely the Malaysian military would not shoot down a commercial aircraft for no reason. The reason why it stopped transmitting data would need to be known for this theory to be plausible.

 

[drron]

Confirming later sighting though

Unidentified aircraft spotted on primary radar plot at 02.15AM, 200 miles northwest of Penang

Importantly the Air Force General said he did not say what was printed.He did not say that the radar information was wrong.Over on PPRuNe a fellow who was on the team investigating the aircraft involved in 9/11 said there was a lot of info they had that they were not allowed to admit to.However they were told to say reliable sources have indicated......I think the Malaysian reporter just forgot how to preface the information.
So this new report could well be correct.