Malaysia airlines plane may have crashed 239 people on board #15

[Waddles]

It was reported in a post a while ago that because of the water temperature, no one would have survived longer than a few hours because of the surface water temperature.

I've known from the start they were in the sea, but this has all made it so real. And it's unbearable to think they may have survived the impact and ended in the frigid sea with no hope of being found

 

[ScarlettScarpetta]

Discussion on CNN indicated that the families likely agreed to this method of notification as soon as anything was known about the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of flight MH370. Given the number of families and their various locations while they await news, texting was the most expedient way for investigators to contact them. Authorities also wanted family members to know before anything was reported in the media.

I disagree. I am not going to argue about it or debate it any longer But when your plane killed people I don't care how much man power or people it takes. You send people, those people agreed to news that way out of their grief and desperation. It does not mean its right.




Forgive the autocorrect. Tapatalk has a mind of its own.

 

[Softail]

CNN ‏@CNN · 10m
Malaysia Airlines confirms it sent a text to #MH370 passengers' family before briefing them. http://cnn.it/1dixdAA pic.twitter.com/MhJBfJTA8h

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/448112781284216833/photo/1

 

[SouthAussie]

1:35am: This is the statement Malaysia Airlines shared with the families of passengers and crew of MH370:

Malaysia Airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume that MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean. As you will hear in the next hour from Malaysia's Prime Minister, new analysis of satellite data suggests the plane went down in the Southern Indian Ocean.

On behalf of all of us at Malaysia Airlines and all Malaysians, our prayers go out to all the loved ones of the 226 passengers and of our 13 friends and colleagues at this enormously painful time.

We know there are no words that we or anyone else can say which can ease your pain. We will continue to provide assistance and support to you, as we have done since MH370 first disappeared in the early hours of 8 March, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
The ongoing multinational search operation will continue, as we seek answers to the questions which remain. Alongside the search for MH370, there is an intensive investigation, which we hope will also provide answers.

We would like to assure you that Malaysia Airlines will continue to give you our full support throughout the difficult weeks and months ahead.

Once again, we humbly offer our sincere thoughts, prayers and condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/malaysi...jects-found-20140324-35e3d.html#ixzz2wtSYjcMU

 

[popsicle]

Tom Costello ‏@tomcostellonbc https://twitter.com/tomcostellonbc

Aviation expert John Cox says highly unlikely that anyone on #MH370 survived impact.

 

[LadyL]

He never made an ASSUMPTION in his speech, it was a CONCLUSION:

This evening I was briefed by representatives from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). They informed me that Inmarsat, the UK company that provided the satellite data which indicated the northern and southern corridors, has been performing further calculations on the data. Using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort, they have been able to shed more light on MH370′s flight path.

Based on their new analysis, Inmarsat and the AAIB have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth.

This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

We will be holding a press conference tomorrow with further details. In the meantime, we wanted to inform you of this new development at the earliest opportunity. We share this information out of a commitment to openness and respect for the families, two principles which have guided this investigation.

http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/full-statement-of-malaysian-prime-minister-najib-razak/

bbm

I think this published statement has changed somewhat from the one he actually read to the media. In the first one, he did use the word assume IIRC

 

[LaborDayRN]

He never made an ASSUMPTION in his speech, it was a CONCLUSION:

This evening I was briefed by representatives from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). They informed me that Inmarsat, the UK company that provided the satellite data which indicated the northern and southern corridors, has been performing further calculations on the data. Using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort, they have been able to shed more light on MH370′s flight path.

Based on their new analysis, Inmarsat and the AAIB have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor, and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth.

This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

We will be holding a press conference tomorrow with further details. In the meantime, we wanted to inform you of this new development at the earliest opportunity. We share this information out of a commitment to openness and respect for the families, two principles which have guided this investigation.

http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/full-statement-of-malaysian-prime-minister-najib-razak/

bbm

http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/dark-site.html

"regrets that we have to assume that MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean."

Not trying to be arguementative, but the above quite is on the Malaysian airlines press release. It's the word "assume" that has possibly been removed in subsequent statements.

 

[JerseyGirl]

I thnk the poster was referring to the tweet....in the tweet (text?) it said "we have to assume....".

I found it, it was Maylasia Airline's wording, not the Prime Minister:

Following Malaysian Prime Minister somber Najib Razak’s announcement today, Malaysia Airlines sent this text message to the family members of the MH370 passengers.

“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 in the Southern Indian Ocean.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2014/03/malaysia-airlines-sends-condolences-via-text-message/

bbm

 

[Skittles]

CNN has a Sr. VP from Inmarsat on live now.

 

[popsicle]

Keir Simmons ‏@KeirSimmons 1m
Silent Tears as Family Hears of Missing Jet's Fate http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/silent-tears-family-hears-missing-jets-fate-n60531 … via @NBCNews

https://twitter.com/KeirSimmons

 

[newone]

So we are talking about 2 miles or more to the ocean floor??


Forgive the autocorrect. Tapatalk has a mind of its own.

pretty deep according to this link an average o 3600 meters deep

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...hern-indian-ocean-it-wouldnt-be-seen-or-heard

 

[JerseyGirl]

http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/site/dark-site.html

regrets that we have to assume that MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.

That is a statement from Malaysia Airlines, not the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

 

[Waddles]

Tom Costello ‏@tomcostellonbc https://twitter.com/tomcostellonbc

Aviation expert John Cox says highly unlikely that anyone on #MH370 survived impact.

thanks popsicle

 

[aa9511]

Inmarsat VP on CNN (I just realized I've been spelling Inmarsat wrong this whole time).

Anyway, I am going to rewind on DVR to watch again.

 

[JerseyGirl]

I think this published statement has changed somewhat from the one he actually read to the media. In the first one, he did use the word assume IIRC

No, you all are confusing the PM's statement with a tweet sent out by Malaysia Airlines.

 

[ann-other]

I just don't get this at all. Surely, as I am sure we all felt, the announcement that there was going to be a news conference was going to be the fact that they had found conclusive evidence of wreckage. Instead we are just told in a hastily called news conference, about conclusive data. Why? I mean why not wait until debris confirmed as the plane?

 

[angela]

I've known from the start they were in the sea, but this has all made it so real. And it's unbearable to think they may have survived the impact and ended in the frigid sea with no hope of being found

This is not the news any of us wanted but I also have always thought the plane was in the ocean somewhere. I did think the plane had been hijacked but over the past few days, I have changed my mind. I now believe there was mechanical failure and the plane flew on autopilot until it ran out of fuel. I never believed either pilot was involved and I still don't. I also believe that searchers are fairly certain they have visually located debris from the plane and now it is a matter of getting the objects out of the ocean,

 

[JerseyGirl]

I just don't get this at all. Surely, as I am sure we all felt, the announcement that there was going to be a news conference was going to be the fact that they had found conclusive evidence of wreckage. Instead we are just told in a hastily called news conference, about conclusive data. Why? I mean why not wait until debris confirmed as the plane?

To make it easy on the families, rather than wait another day or more and say "Look, a life raft!!" and raise the families hopes.

 

[txsvicki]

I am so glad to hear that there is technology that can find planes or anything else that might go missing. It was ridiculouos to think that there was none. I also believe that they are sure this is the plane or they wouldn't be announcing anything.

 

[LadyL]

No, you all are confusing the PM's statement with a tweet sent out by Malaysia Airlines.

got it

I didn't actually look for the source

my bad :blushing: