PC Khas MH370 (MH370 had an accident & all on board presumed dead #365)

juliez

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‪#‎DoakanMH370‬

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, members of the media.

1. My name is Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Director General of the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia and I am here today in my capacity as the Chairman of the MH370 High Level Technical Task Force (HLTTF).

2. As you are aware, the HLTTF was formed to coordinate technical matters relating to MH370.

Background

3. On 8 March 2014 at 0122 Malaysia Local Time (1722 UTC 7 March 2014), a Malaysian Airlines aircraft, a Boeing 777-2H6ER, registration 9M-MRO and call-sign MH370, lost contact with Air 2 Traffic Control after waypoint IGARI during a transition of airspace between Malaysia and Vietnam whilst en-route to Beijing.

4. There were 227 passengers, 2 flight crew and 10 cabin crew on board.

Search efforts

5. The Search and Rescue mission involved 160 assets inclusive of 65 aircraft and 95 vessels as well as experts from 25 countries. This unprecedented exercise involved aircraft and vessels from the following countries:

- Australia (4 Aircraft, 2 vessels)

- Cambodia (4 Aircraft)

- China (13 Aircraft, 19 vessels)

- India (4 vessels)

- Indonesia (11 vessels)

- Japan (4 Aircraft)

- New Zealand (1 Aircraft)

- Singapore (3 Aircraft, 2 vessels)

- South Korea (2 Aircraft, 3 vessels)

- Thailand (1 Aircraft, 1 vessels)

- United Arab Emirates (2 Aircraft)

- United States of America (5 Aircraft, 4 vessels)

- Vietnam (2 Aircraft, 2 vessels)

6. Other countries unable to send physical assets also provided invaluable support in other ways. Many individuals also stepped up to provide assistance in whatever way they could.

7. Malaysia is greatly indebted to all the countries and individuals for all the assistance and support received. We offer our heartfelt gratitude for the generosity of response in a dark hour in the history of the aviation industry.

8. The search and rescue phase was carried out from 8 March 2014 to 28 April 2014 where the search area covered the South China Sea, the Straits of Malacca, the Andaman Sea and the southern Indian Ocean.

9. Following the announcement by the Australian Government on 28 April 2014, the search and rescue phase transitioned to a search and recovery phase.

10. On 28 April 2014, the search coordinated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) moved to an underwater phase led by the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). Malaysia and China sent their respective experts and assets to assist JACC and ATSB in this phase.

11. This phase of the search included the use of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and bathymetry survey capabilities. The Bathymetry Survey has completed covering an area of around 208,000 square kilometres.

12. The bathymetric survey provided us with critical information on the topography of the sea floor. This information is now assisting in the current ongoing phase which is the underwater search.

13. The underwater search is still ongoing at this time and the exercise is currently being performed by 4 vessels, namely the Go Phoenix, Fugro Discovery, Fugro Equator and Fugro Supporter. To date, the search has covered over 18,600 square kilometres (as of 28 Jan).

Declaration

14. The Governments of Malaysia, China and Australia have spared no expense and resources in the search for MH370. This has been done with the paramount aim to find the aircraft and to seek answers. It has been done in hope of bringing some solace to the families of the passengers and crew on board MH370, which we respectfully refer to as the “next-of-kin”. We have endeavoured and pursued every credible lead and reviewed all available data. Despite all these efforts over the last 327 days (as of 28 Jan 15), the search unfortunately has yet to yield the location of the missing aircraft.

15. Chapter 1 of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (commonly referred to as the “Chicago Convention”) and entitled “Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation” states that the definition of the term “accident” includes “the aircraft is missing”. It also states that “an aircraft is considered to be missing when the official search has been terminated and the wreckage has not been located”. Annex 12 to the Chicago Convention entitled “International Standards and Recommended Practices” for search and rescue, further states that the term “search” refers to an 6 operation to locate persons in distress.

16. According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Annex 12 (para 5.5.1) states that search and rescue operations shall continue, when practicable, until all survivors are delivered to a place of safety or until all reasonable hope of rescuing survivors has passed. Further, a note supporting para 5.5.2 states that “Contracting States may require input from other appropriate State authorities in the decision-making process leading to termination of SAR (search and rescue) operations”.

17. It was in compliance with these ICAO Standards in Annexes 12 and 13 that on 28 April 2014, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) advised that the search was transitioning from a search and rescue operation to a search and recovery phase.

18. Available data suggests that after the transponder ceased transmitting, there was no normal radio or aircraft system (ACARS) communications transmitted or received from the aircraft. Hence, we relied on the only available data, which was the Satellite Communication (SATCOM)/Inmarsat data as well as Aircraft Performance Data.

19. An analysis of the radar data and subsequent satellite communication (SATCOM) system signaling messages placed the aircraft in the Australian search and rescue zone on an arc in the southern Indian Ocean. This arc was considered to be the location close to where the aircraft’s fuel would have been exhausted.

20. Based on the analysis of all available evidence and the supporting factual information that I have mentioned, this data supports the conclusion that MH370 ended its flight in the southern Indian Ocean.

21. Based on the same data, we have concluded that the aircraft exhausted its fuel over a defined area of the southern Indian Ocean, and that the aircraft is located on the sea floor close to that defined area. This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is also an area with adverse sea conditions with known depths of more than 6,000 metres.

22. After 327 days (as of 28 Jan, 2015) and based on all available data as well as circumstances mentioned earlier, survivability in the defined area is highly unlikely.

23. It is therefore, with the heaviest heart and deepest sorrow that, on behalf of the Government of Malaysia, we officially declare Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 an accident in accordance with the Standards of Annexes 12 and 13 to the Chicago Convention and that all 239 of the passengers and crew onboard MH370 are presumed to have lost their lives.

Next of Kin

24. The Government of Malaysia acknowledges that this declaration of the MH370 accident will be very difficult for the families and loved ones of the 227 passengers and 12 crew on board to consider, much less accept. Thirteen nations have also lost sons and daughters to this tragedy. It is nonetheless important that families try to resume normal lives, or as normal a life as may be possible after this sudden loss. Without in any way intending to diminish the feelings of the families, it is hoped that this declaration will enable the families to obtain the assistance they need, in particular through the compensation process.

25. The Government of Malaysia also assures the families of the passengers and crew that the search for MH370 remains a priority. The Government of Malaysia, is committed to continue all reasonable efforts to bring closure to this unfortunate tragedy, with the continuing cooperation and assistance of the Governments of China and Australia.

26. The Government of Malaysia assures that Malaysia Airlines will undertake their responsibilities in relation to the legitimate rights and interests of the next-of-kin as provided under the relevant international instruments and relevant domestic laws, with due consideration to international practice. This includes the fulfilment of the compensation process, whether it is pursued through consultation or through litigation. We further understand that Malaysia Airlines is ready to proceed immediately with the compensation process, with due regard for the readiness of the next-of-kin to take this step.

27. In keeping with our commitments to keep the next-of-kin apprised of the latest developments and pertinent verified information, a special section has been established on the MH370 official website, http://www.mh370.gov.my, solely for the next-of-kin. It includes information on the search and investigation efforts, the compensation process, responses to NOK’s inquiries as well as other forms of assistance that are available to the next-of-kin. It is hoped that this dedicated portal will provide a continuing support system for the next-of-kin.

Investigation

28.The “Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370”, comprising accredited representatives from seven countries is currently conducting its safety investigation. Similarly, the criminal investigation led by the Royal Malaysia Police is also ongoing.

29.Both investigations are limited by the lack of physical evidence at this time, particularly the flight recorders. Therefore at this juncture there is no evidence to substantiate any speculations as to the cause of the accident. An interim statement detailing the progress of the safety investigation is expected to be released on or around the one year anniversary of the accident.

Closing

30. We once again express our deepest sympathy to all those who have been affected by this terrible accident. It has been a frustrating time for all who have tried their best in the search for MH370. We have never wavered in our commitment to continue our efforts to find MH370 and bring closure for everyone, most of all for the families of the passengers and crew of MH370.

31.This declaration is by no means the end. We will forge ahead with the cooperation and assistance of the Governments of China and Australia. MH370, its passengers and its crew will always be remembered and honoured.

Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman

Director General Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia

siputsedut

Aku pun baru nampak  td kt ntv7..harap ade news yang baru

batmana

dh jupe ke?

white_musk

dah jumpa la agaknya...

nurul_akmar

kenapa? tetibe je

whadda

uuuu berdebar nak tunggu apa berita... tibe2 je nak ade sidang media balik...

Changa

update secara berkala?

Changa

interim report or whatever akan keluar march ini iaitu lepas setahun ikut aturan ICAO

khailya

berdebar lak rase..

nuralisa

nak tutup kot.. x mo cari dah..

Dzeko

aku rasa announcement utk stop misi

juliez

Changa replied at 29-1-2015 01:58 PM
update secara berkala?

My instinct ckp dia org nak announce total lost?

juliez

From twitter

khalisya

harap2 ada berita lagi baik...

cmf_jeangrey

Dzeko replied at 29-1-2015 02:00 PM
aku rasa announcement utk stop misi

aku pun rasa stop misi mencari....sbb haritu najib dah declare lost kt indian ocean

Changa

http://blogs.crikey.com.au/plane ... report-is-promised/

MH370: As the search ships gather, a new report is promised
BEN SANDILANDS | JAN 28, 2015 9:50PM        | EMAIL | PRINT
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Optimism in the search for MH370, ships congregating in the south Indian Ocean, and a 7 March release for the next report from the Malaysian investigation. It’s all happening, maybe!


The heartbreaking Pray for MH370 wall at Kuala Lumpur International

It may be coincidental that three of the four vessels searching for MH370 have come quite close together in a particular part of the south Indian Ocean today, and even more coincidental that Malaysia has signaled that it will issue a second interim report on the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER on 7 March, one day short of the first anniversary of its disappearance.

But as the graphic supplied by Mike Chillit, a US based ship tracker shows, there does seem to be a lot of interest where the 90th east meridian meets 37 degrees S latitude, SW of Perth.

This is in the vicinity of where the first informed guesses were made of the likely impact with the sea of MH370, with at least 239 people on board, on 8 March 2014 after it suddenly went transponder dark to air traffic control radars over the Gulf of Thailand on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with a cargo manifest that has not, to this day, been fully revealed.

(It is more or less where a White House spokesperson said, five days later, that the jet was believed to have crashed and from where there were suggestions in satellite images of possible floating wreckage from the flight.)

The jet suddenly veered off course, crossed west above the Malaysia Peninsula, and ultimately, according to satellite data which picked up a semi regular signal from the flight, turned south and flew to oblivion in the south Indian Ocean.

It is important not to get too carried away with the shipping news from the Australian led search area, just as it is prudent not to ignore it.

Mike Chillit (@mike Chillit on Twitter) shows the search tracks being sailed by the Fuegos Equator, Discovery and new arrival, Supporter  this evening eastern Australian time. Fuego Supporter is carrying an automated underwater vehicle capable of searching the deepest and most confusing wrinkles and ‘black holes’ in the ocean floor, where wreckage may have escaped the resolution of earlier search coverage along the so called 7th arc of impact possibilities.

On this graphic (below) the focus of theoretical impact points calculated by the sceptical but expert Independent Group, the ATSB, and an Inmarsat calculation are shown, as well as the possibly entirely coincidental bunching up of the vessels.


With thanks to @Mike Chillit

It took quite some time for the Independent group to capture the attention of the Australian led search. It’s optimal impact point calculation is identified as 37.71 degrees South and 88.75 degrees East.  There may be an assumption that wreckage was circulated to the east or north east by a current, or driven in that direction by winds and waves if it was stuff that floated for a while and then sank.

But that is for those outside the tent, all conjuncture.

Today’s announcement in Kuala Lumpur that an interim report concerning the disappearance of MH370 will come out one day before the ICAO protocol that says air accident reports should be made within 30 days, and then a full year after the event doesn’t say it is the final report.

After the first interim or preliminary report, an investigation can make as many such reports as it sees fit and consistent with the objective of advancing air safety provided the second one comes out within a year.

So it can’t be said that this second MH370 report is going to be orchestrated to follow the discovery of the wreckage. It might be nice, but if the wreckage was identified tomorrow it is quite a stretch to envisage either or both of the flight recorders being recovered and analysed in that period, or other crucial parts of the wreckage being brought to the surface for study.

The first interim report by the Malaysian investigation team was not released until 1 May last year, and it coincided with the extraordinary revelation (made to an apparently sleeping media) by the acting transport minister Hishammuddin Hussein that cabinet had known about the western turnback on the morning of the crash, while officials lied about it to the media, and the country’s Prime Minister Najib Razak urged search partner nations to extend their resources even further into the South China Sea while knowing this was misleading, pointless and cruel to those hoping their loved ones were alive.

MH370 has everything. A lying government in Kuala Lumpur, suppressed cargo details, implausible scenarios as to cause or blame, and some very strange search decisions at times, while the forensic work on estimating what path the jet actually flew until its fuel ran out sits at the extreme end of flight modelling based on a range of reasonable yet possibly incorrect assumptions.

It also has the grief and loss of the families and friends of the 239 victims. Will they ever learn the truth?

Changa

ada kemungkinan jua betul telah di temui sis sebab artikel kat atas itu katanya kapal2 dok berkumpul kat satu tempatitu artikel semalam, mungkin hari ini murah sudah boleh confirmkan positif penemuan? atau petunjuk at least?

Changa

juliez replied at 29-1-2015 02:02 PM
My instinct ckp dia org nak announce total lost?

coba sis baca artikel akak tampal dated semalam sis.
coincidence much??

LabuLabi69

haiyoo .. ttb je ni  . hope ada berita terbaik

cheewong

semoga ade closure yg sahih utk families...