Mar 16, 2014, 5:32 am
Last edit by: JDiver
This is ARCHIVE WEEK #1 (8 - 14 March UTC) of older posts from the original thread, MH 370 KUL-PEK Missing: now Search and Recovery [PLEASE SEE WIKI].
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MH 370 KUL-PEK Missing: 8 - 14 Mar 2014 UTC - ARCHIVE WEEK #1
Mar 12, 2014, 5:12 am
#2536
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Does that bit of Indonesia have a lot of late night air traffic or is it likely the radar facilities were shut down for the night?
Mar 12, 2014, 5:17 am
#2537
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But they are silent, so we can assume:
they saw nothing,
their radar is not good enough to see much anyway,
they saw something but ignored it and are now too embarrassed to tell us.
- the same reactions as the Malaysian military in fact, but Indonesians are not under the spotlight right now.
Mar 12, 2014, 5:18 am
#2538
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It's fascinating watching this process unfold. All of these countries have great political rivalries with each other, yet this tragedy has forced them all to cooperate. Perhaps this tragedy will yeild some positive long term results.
Mar 12, 2014, 5:23 am
#2539
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I am thinking senior radar commanders get fired and new radar systems get installed.
Mar 12, 2014, 5:24 am
#2540
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If it was headed on the track they've been talking about, it would have overflown Aceh, which isn't really under the control of the Indonesian government...
Mar 12, 2014, 5:24 am
#2541
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http://english.cntv.cn/20140312/101624.shtml
Mar 12, 2014, 5:29 am
#2543
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I hate to say this, but they can work more closely together if the Malaysian authorities are more forthcoming with information. As it is right now, Vietnam has already scaled back their SAR operations because they didn't get any answer from the Malaysians. There's way too many conflicting information right now, and I'm getting frustrated with cryptic information (if any at all) from the Malaysians.
http://english.cntv.cn/20140312/101624.shtml
http://english.cntv.cn/20140312/101624.shtml
really?
Mar 12, 2014, 5:40 am
#2546
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Aceh is more autonomous from the central government. It is the only area of Indonesia that runs completely on Sharia law. As part of the peace deal after the tsunami, they set up the current governmental structure.
Considering they were practically at war, I'm guessing there isn't a lot of military infrastructure there.
Considering they were practically at war, I'm guessing there isn't a lot of military infrastructure there.
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Mar 12, 2014, 5:46 am
#2547
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I hate to say this, but they can work more closely together if the Malaysian authorities are more forthcoming with information. As it is right now, Vietnam has already scaled back their SAR operations because they didn't get any answer from the Malaysians. There's way too many conflicting information right now, and I'm getting frustrated with cryptic information (if any at all) from the Malaysians.
Mar 12, 2014, 5:57 am
#2548
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Coastguards from India's remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands joined the airborne search on Wednesday for a missing Malaysian airliner, a senior official told Reuters.
A Dornier aircraft belonging to the coastguard set off at 2.30 p.m. local time to search the eastern side of the Andaman islands, on orders from New Delhi, said VSR Murthy, the inspector general of the coastguard service on the islands.
Reuters- India
A Dornier aircraft belonging to the coastguard set off at 2.30 p.m. local time to search the eastern side of the Andaman islands, on orders from New Delhi, said VSR Murthy, the inspector general of the coastguard service on the islands.
Reuters- India
Mar 12, 2014, 6:00 am
#2549
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Anyone know if the British / us navy have been consulted, or know much about radar capabilities on Diego Garcia? Seems like if it was going southwesterly the end range puts it near the mid Indian Ocean islands(?)