-- The search for a commercial jetliner that seemingly vanished without warning between Malaysia and Vietnam continued into the night as dark fell on Asia, officials said.
Nobody knows what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, other than air traffic controllers lost track of it not long after it left Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, on its way to Beijing.
The families and loved ones of the 239 passengers and crew aboard expected the worst as they awaited any significant development.
The biggest clue so far is traces of oil that a Vietnamese plane spotted while flying over the search area. The oil slicks are between 6 and 9 miles long and are suspected to be from the missing plane, the Vietnam government's official news agency reported. The traces of oil were found about 90 miles south of Tho Chu Island, the report said.
In the meantime, the search area is being expanded and efforts to locate the plane will continue overnight, said Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director general of civil aviation in Malaysia.
The area of focus has been in the South China Sea, where the Malaysian airspace and Vietnamese airspace meet.
"We have no idea where this aircraft is right now," Malaysia Airlines Vice President of Operations Control Fuad Sharuji said on CNN's "AC360."
CNN
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Список пассажиров MH370
http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/con...Airlines Flight MH 370 Passenger Manifest.pdf
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Reject,
Понимать как неправильную информацию
В посольстве России в Малайзии подтверждают информацию об одном гражданине России на борту пропавшего самолета. «Посольство России находится в тесном контакте с властями Малайзии и представителями авиакомпании по этому вопросу. Пока нам не удалось получить информацию о личности россиянина. Неизвестна также судьба пассажиров этого рейса», – сообщили там ИТАР-ТАСС.
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