MH370 Theories/Crashed
MH370 Theories: Crashed
When Malaysia Airlines announced to the world that flight MH370 has lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control in the first Media Statement at 7.24am on Saturday, 8 March 2014, the words were carefully selected. Malaysia Airlines did not say that the aircraft had gone missing, had disappeared, or crashed - these words were used by journalists later.
However, Malaysian media published reports from Vietnam which confirmed that Kuala Lumpur-Beijing bound Flight MH370 had crashed into the sea off Tho Chu island.
This led to speculation on why, or what caused the plane to crash.
The news article extract below is also included as a 'False News' item.
Vietnam confirms MAS flight crashed into sea off Tho Chu island
Published: 8 March 2014
MAS flight MH370 which went missing early this morning disappeared in Vietnamese airspace, the Vietnamese government has confirmed.
The plane lost contact in Ca Mau province airspace before it had entered contact with Ho Chi Minh City air traffic control," a statement posted on the official Vietnamese government website said.
The plane was meant to transfer to Ho Chi Minh City air traffic control at 1.22am Malaysian time but never appeared, the statement reported by AFP said, citing a senior Ministry of Defence official.
The Ministry of Defence launched rescue efforts to find the plane, working in coordination with Malaysian and Chinese officials.
The Vietnamese navy had earlier confirmed that Kuala Lumpur-Beijing bound Flight MH370 had crashed into the sea off Tho Chu island.
Tuoi Tre quoted Navy Admiral Ngo Van Phat, Commander of Region 5, as saying that military radar reported that the plane crashed into the sea at a location 246km south of Phu Quoc island.
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Source: The Malaysian Insider TMIMY-001
Tho Chu Island (marked)
Source: Google Maps