Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean: Prime Minister Najib Razak
Razak
said that U.K. officials provided data from an analysis "never before
used in an investigation of this sort." The victims families of the 239
on board have been notified of this tragic development and officials
believe firmly that all passengers are dead. Australian search teams
report finding two objects. Sightings come shortly after a Chinese plane
similarly reported seeing several objects in the new search area.
Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak (left) said on Monday that Malaysia
Airlines Flight 370 "ended" in the southern Indian Ocean.
Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday that the missing
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 plummeted into a "remote location" in the
southern Indian Ocean, killing all 239 passengers on board the doomed
jet.
Razak did not disclose the specifics from the new data obtained UK Air
Acidents Investigation Branch led officials to this shocking conclusion,
which capped a more than two-week international hunt and unending
theories and speculation, but he did say with absolute certainty that
there will be no miracle recovery in this gripping mystery.
"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," Razak said. "Malaysia Airlines have already spoken to the
families of the passengers and crew to inform them of this
development."
U.K. officials used "a type of analysis never before used in an
investigation of this sort" to chart the jet's path along the southern
corridor and terminating in a "remote location" in the Indian Ocean west
of Perth, Australia, Razak said.
GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty ImagesAn
RAAF Orion aircraft arrives back at Pearce Air Base in Bullsbrook,
Australia after assisting in the continuing search for missing Malaysia
Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
Just before the announcement at 10:00 p.m. in Malaysia, the victims
families were informed of the devastating news via text message,
according to reports.
"For them, the past few weeks have been heartbreaking," Razak said. "I
urge the media to respect their privacy and allow them the space they
need at this very difficult time."
Razak said that officials will convene again on Tuesday to unveil more information.
LEADING SEAMAN JUSTIN BROWN/AFP/Getty ImagesAustralia’s
HMAS Success is shown in photo taken from an RAAF AP-3C Orion in the
southern Indian Ocean as part of the Australian Maritime Safety
Authority-led search.
Multiple reports of debris found in the southern Indian Ocean had
raised hopes that the seemingly endless search for Malaysia Airlines
Flight 370 may be making progress - but now has started the grieving
process for the families.
Australia’s prime minister Tony Abbott informed Parliament and
Malaysian officials on Monday that two "objects" were located by an
Australian P3 Orion search plane about 15,000 miles off the coast of the
Perth, according to news.com.au. The first of the two was gray or green and circular, while the other was orange and rectangular in shape.
“A few minutes ago, the (Malaysian) prime minister received a call from
the prime minister of Australia who informed him that the Australian
search aircraft had located two objects in the Australian search area,
one circular and one rectangular,” Hishamuddin Hussein, Malaysia's
acting transport minister, told a media briefing Monday.
Relatives
of passengers from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 leave after
another meeting with airline officials in Beijing.
“HMAS Success is in the vicinity and it is possible that the objects
could be received within the next few hours or possibly by tomorrow
morning.”
This comes on the heels of a Chinese search team which also discovered debris.
China’s state news agency reported early Monday that a Chinese plane
spotted two large floating objects and several white, square-shaped ones
in a part of the Indian Ocean where satellite imagery has shown other
potential debris.
JASON LEE/REUTERSA
family member of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 looks
at messages on a whiteboard marking the number of days since the
Malaysia Airlines flight went missing.
The crew of a Chinese Ilyushin-76 plane spotted the possible plane
debris from 33,000 feet on their way back to Perth, according to the
Xinhua News Agency. A U.S. Navy P8 Poseidon went to investigate, but
could not find the objects.
China has redirected the icebreaker Snow Dragon toward the latest find,
and that ship was due to arrive early Tuesday. Six other Chinese ships
have been directed toward the search zone along with 20 fishing vessels
that have been asked to help, Lei said.
Relatives of passengers aboard the missing plane were avidly following
news reports of the latest sightings, desperate for any word on the fate
of loved ones. About two-thirds of the 239 people on board Malaysia
Airlines Flight 370 are Chinese.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, our search efforts will carry on.
“We’re eager to learn more about this,” said Wang Zhen who is staying
at a hotel near Beijing. His father and mother, Wang Linshi and Xiong
Yunming, were both aboard the flight as part of a group of Chinese
artists touring Malaysia.
On Sunday search crews followed up on satellite images provided by France that revealed possible debris from Flight 370.
But searchers combing a vast stretch of the Indian Ocean about 1,550
miles southwest of Perth, Australia, found no evidence of the plane,
which disappeared during a run from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8.
Malaysian police dismissed as “mere speculations” reports that shortly
before takeoff pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah received a mysterious phone call
from a woman using a cell phone obtained under a false identity. With News Wire Services msheridan@nydailynews.com; or follow him at Twitter.com/NYDNSheridan
Flight 370 Facts:
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished March 8, 2014.
There were 239 people on board.
Plane was a Boeing 777.
At least 14 nations have taken part in search, the largest ever.
Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak (left) said on Monday that Malaysia
Airlines Flight 370 "ended" in the southern Indian Ocean.
GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images
An
RAAF Orion aircraft arrives back at Pearce Air Base in Bullsbrook,
Australia after assisting in the continuing search for missing Malaysia
Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
LEADING SEAMAN JUSTIN BROWN/AFP/Getty Images
Australia’s
HMAS Success is shown in photo taken from an RAAF AP-3C Orion in the
southern Indian Ocean as part of the Australian Maritime Safety
Authority-led search.
JASON LEE/REUTERS
A
family member of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 looks
at messages on a whiteboard marking the number of days since the
Malaysia Airlines flight went missing.
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