{"id":5228,"date":"2014-03-11T05:55:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T05:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=5228"},"modified":"2014-03-11T05:55:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T05:55:29","slug":"missing-plane-search-widens-to-malaysia-west-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/missing-plane-search-widens-to-malaysia-west-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing plane: Search widens to Malaysia west coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/malaysia-search.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5231\" alt=\"malaysia search\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/malaysia-search-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/malaysia-search-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/malaysia-search.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Authorities searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have widened their search, with the west coast of Malaysia now &#8220;the focus&#8221; of the hunt.<\/p>\n<p>The airline said in a statement it was looking at the possibility that the plane tried to return to an airport at Subang, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<p>But the statement stressed officials were looking at all possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing-bound flight MH370 vanished on Saturday shortly after it left Kuala Lumpur. There were 239 people on board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.malaysiaairlines.com\/my\/en\/site\/dark-site.html\">In a statement<\/a>, Malaysia Airlines said: &#8220;The search and rescue teams have expanded the scope beyond the flight path. The focus now is on the West Peninsular of Malaysia at the Straits of Malacca.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The authorities are looking at a possibility of an attempt made by MH370 to turn back to Subang&#8230; Apart from the search in the sea, search on land in between these areas is also conducted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rescue teams from several countries are scouring the seas for signs of the plane.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysian authorities said on Monday they were expanding the search area from 50 nautical miles from where the plane had disappeared &#8211; over waters between Malaysia and Vietnam &#8211; to 100 nautical miles (115 miles; 185km).<\/p>\n<p>Relatives of the missing passengers &#8211; most of whom were Chinese &#8211; have been told to prepare for the worst.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s Xi&#8217;an Satellite Control Centre launched an emergency response and adjusted the operations of up to 10 orbiting satellites to help in the search, a website run by the <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.mod.gov.cn\/TopNews\/2014-03\/10\/content_4496118.htm\">People&#8217;s Liberation Army<\/a> said late on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Boeing said that it had joined the US National Transportation Safety Board team as a technical advisor. The team has positioned a group of investigators and technical advisers in Asia to offer assistance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candlelight vigil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At least 40 ships and 34 aircraft are taking part in the search in the seas off Vietnam and Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>Search and rescue teams from Australia, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, New Zealand and the United States of America are assisting, Malaysia Airlines said.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, people gathered in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to hold a candlelight vigil for the missing passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Families in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur have expressed frustration at the lack of information about the plane&#8217;s fate.<\/p>\n<p>Flight MH370 left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing at 00:41 local time on Saturday (16:41 GMT on Friday). But radio contact was lost at 17:30 GMT, somewhere between Malaysia and Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say they still have no idea what went wrong.<\/p>\n<p>None of the debris and oil slicks spotted in the water so far have proven to be linked to the disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are also investigating two men who boarded the missing plane on Italian and Austrian passports stolen in Thailand years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysian police said they had identified one of the men. They did not reveal his identity, but confirmed the man was not Malaysian.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say the presence of two passengers with stolen passports is a breach of security, but is relatively common in the region and could relate to illegal migration.<\/p>\n<p>The passengers on the flight were of 14 different nationalities. Two-thirds were from China, while others were from elsewhere in Asia, North America and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia Airlines is the country&#8217;s national carrier, flying nearly 37,000 passengers daily to some 80 destinations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have widened their search, with the west coast of Malaysia now &#8220;the focus&#8221; of the hunt. The airline said in a statement it was looking at the possibility that the plane tried to return to an airport at Subang, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur. 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