The towed pinger locator deployed from HMAS Ocean Shield (right) has detected signals consistent with those emitted by black boxes. It could mean searchers are close to the missing plane. Ocean Shield is one of two ships towing the pinger locators. The other is HMS Echo. Time is running out as the black box batteries only have a 30 day lifespan. Hard to believe ot has been already a month since the disappearance! Related Posts MH370 “Pings” detected?
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MH370 “Pings” detected?
Reports are coming in that a Chinese patrol ship Haixun have detected electronic “pings” which could be coming from the black boxes of Malaysia Airlines MH370. The pings are coming in from the 217 559 square kilometre (84,000 square mile) area the Boeing 777 is believed to be lost in. At a press conference Sunday morning in Perth, Australia, Air Chief Marshal “Angus” Houston, who was appointed to lead the Joint Agency Coordination Centre, outlined the facts and realities of the situation as captured in the conference transcript. Related Posts 3 weeks 3 questions unanswered MH370 ended in…
MH370- 3 weeks 3 questions unanswered
It has been three weeks since MH370 “vanished” from our views. Despite a massive 26 country hunt utilising ships, planes, satellites and investigators, no debris, no passengers and no black box have been found. There are three questions still unanswered. These questions have bothered me since day one: 1. Where is the plane? 2. Why did it end up so off course? 3. What can we do to avoid a repeat? Frustratingly, while it seems the answers are close, they are still out of reach. Based on the length of time it took to find…
MH370 ended in Ocean: Malaysian PM
Malaysia Airlines have informed the families of passengers from flight MH370 that the 777 flew south from it’s intended route and ended its journey in the Indian Ocean. The airline said they told most in person or by phone and some were told by text message: Malaysia Airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived. As you will hear in the next hour from Malaysia’s Prime Minister, we must now accept all evidence suggests the plane went down…
MH370 Indian Ocean Day 2: No Trace
Despite a multinational force of planes and ships deployed in the southern Indian Ocean, 2600km off the Australian coast, no sign of the debris spotted by satellite has yet occurred. The search concluded at 7pm Malaysian time and will resume tomorrow Saturday (local time). Related Posts MH370 Search Update Australia MH370 Continues in two corridors MH370 Debris Found? (March 20) 26 countries now in search for MH370 (March 17) MH 370 Map: Two Possible Route (March 15) Sun rises on a new day in Malaysia (March 8) Malaysia Airlines Missing Plane (March 7)
MH370 Search Update Australia
The General Manager of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Emergency Response Division John Young gives an update on the ongoing search for Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH370. Some key points: Yesterday, the teams got no radar information The weather has been better today There are five aircraft which are searching visually for the plane or people to be rescued The aircraft are searching a 23,000 km area, about 2,500 km (1,550 miles) south-west of Perth, Australia Related Posts MH370 Debris Found? (March 20) 26 countries now in search for MH370 (March 17) MH 370 Map: Two…
MH370 Continues in two corridors
“For the families around the world, the one piece of information they want most – we want most – is the information we just don’t have: the location of the aircraft” -Malaysian Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein Mr Hussein said in Malaysia that teams from 26 countries are helping to locate flight MH370. Further: Until we are certain that we have located MH370, search rescue operations will continue in both corridors. 18 ships, 29 aircraft & 6 helicopters involved in search for debris of the missing plane. The search efforts will continue overnight (Malaysian time). Related Posts…
26 countries now in search for MH370 [updated]
Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia’s defence and acting transport minister at a media conference this Monday evening (Malaysian time) said 26 countries are now involved in the search for the plane (up from 25 this morning and 14 yesterday). The countries are Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkmenistan, UAE, UK, US, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. It was revealed today that the Malaysian government have involved the FBI and Interpol from day one, French investigators who worked on the crash of Air France’s Flight 447…
Malaysia calls for help from 25 nations
Malaysia‘s defence and transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a press conference that “The number of countries involved in the search and rescue operation has increased from 14 to 25“. The search area now involves eleven countries. In addition, the Indian Ocean has an average depth of 3,890 metres (12,762 ft). On Sunday afternoon (Malaysia time), officials briefed envoys from about 20 countries on progress in the investigation.In addition, the United States, France and China have all been asked for more satellite information to help find the missing Boeing 777. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is reporting that the Malaysia Airlines plane…
MAS 370 could be in 634 places
If Malaysia Airlines MH 370 has landed, WNYC, a New York City public radio station, estimates it could have landed on 634 runways in 26 different countries. “Data from X-Plane provides coordinates for runways around the world. A Boeing 777 pilot is quoted in Slate as estimating a runway length requirement of 5,000 feet [1.5km]. A recent Wall Street Journal article quoted sources stating the flight could have continued for 2,200 nautical miles [4074 kilometres] from its last known position. The WNYC Data News team found 634 runways that meet these criteria, spread across 26 different countries, including such far-flung places as: Gan Airport (Maldives), Dalanzadgad Airport…
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