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<p>Information was also passed to Oil Rig Operators based in the Kota Bharu, Terengganu and Kerteh, on the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia for any possible sighting or reports. This information was also given to helicopters that operate in and out to the oil rig area.</p> | <p>Information was also passed to Oil Rig Operators based in the Kota Bharu, Terengganu and Kerteh, on the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia for any possible sighting or reports. This information was also given to helicopters that operate in and out to the oil rig area.</p> | ||
<p>Information was also passed to the Malaysian Control Centre (MCC) for possible reports to police stations (SAR point of contact) throughout the country. The first air SRU to be deployed was RESCUE 101, a Bombardier CL415 from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). A vessel, KM AMANAH also from the MMEA, was redirected to the Last Known Position (LKP) of MH370 to conduct a search.</p> | <p>Information was also passed to the Malaysian Control Centre (MCC) for possible reports to police stations (SAR point of contact) throughout the country. The first air SRU to be deployed was RESCUE 101, a Bombardier CL415 from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). A vessel, KM AMANAH also from the MMEA, was redirected to the Last Known Position (LKP) of MH370 to conduct a search.</p> | ||
<p style="text-align:center;"><u>Source</u>: [[Reports | <p style="text-align:center;"><u>Source</u>: [[SAR Reports/Malaysia/WP06|<b><i>MH370 Search and Rescue Operations and Lesson Learnt</i></b>]]{{RefID:ICAO-RPTMY-324}}</p> | ||
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<p>For more detail, refer to the [[Timeline/Search|Search Timeline]].</p> | <p>For more detail, refer to the [[Timeline/Search|Search Timeline]].</p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:02, 17 August 2025
MH370 Theories: Crashed
When Malaysia Airlines announced to the world that flight MH370 has lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control in the first Media Statement at 7.24am on Saturday, 8 March 2014, the words were carefully selected. Malaysia Airlines did not say that the aircraft had gone missing, had disappeared, or crashed - these words were used by journalists later.
However, Malaysian media published reports from Vietnam which confirmed that Kuala Lumpur-Beijing bound Flight MH370 had crashed into the sea off Tho Chu island.
This led to speculation on why, or what caused the plane to crash.
The news article extract below is also included as a 'False News' item.
Vietnam confirms MAS flight crashed into sea off Tho Chu island
Published: 8 March 2014
MAS flight MH370 which went missing early this morning disappeared in Vietnamese airspace, the Vietnamese government has confirmed.
The plane lost contact in Ca Mau province airspace before it had entered contact with Ho Chi Minh City air traffic control," a statement posted on the official Vietnamese government website said.
The plane was meant to transfer to Ho Chi Minh City air traffic control at 1.22am Malaysian time but never appeared, the statement reported by AFP said, citing a senior Ministry of Defence official.
The Ministry of Defence launched rescue efforts to find the plane, working in coordination with Malaysian and Chinese officials.
The Vietnamese navy had earlier confirmed that Kuala Lumpur-Beijing bound Flight MH370 had crashed into the sea off Tho Chu island.
Tuoi Tre quoted Navy Admiral Ngo Van Phat, Commander of Region 5, as saying that military radar reported that the plane crashed into the sea at a location 246km south of Phu Quoc island.
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Source: The Malaysian Insider TMIMY-001
Tho Chu Island (marked)
Source: Google Maps
Initial Search for MH370
The initial search and rescue operations concentrated on the Eastern side of Peninsular Malaysia, surrounding the last known position of MH370. Consideration was also given, should the aircraft be able to proceed to its destination or to any other airport based on various possible scenarios. All possible search patterns were calculated and carried out including Track Crawl, along the route of MH370 to its last known position.
Information was also passed to Oil Rig Operators based in the Kota Bharu, Terengganu and Kerteh, on the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia for any possible sighting or reports. This information was also given to helicopters that operate in and out to the oil rig area.
Information was also passed to the Malaysian Control Centre (MCC) for possible reports to police stations (SAR point of contact) throughout the country. The first air SRU to be deployed was RESCUE 101, a Bombardier CL415 from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). A vessel, KM AMANAH also from the MMEA, was redirected to the Last Known Position (LKP) of MH370 to conduct a search.
Source: MH370 Search and Rescue Operations and Lesson Learnt ICAO-RPTMY-324
For more detail, refer to the Search Timeline.