Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 Crash Tragedy 8 Mac 2014 Part IV 9th Day SAR

International effort on MH370 SAR operation by Japanese Maritim Rescue Team. Credit to Khairul Amilin Zakaria

Observation seat. Credit to MA from MalaysianDefense.com

The Royal Malaysian Navy corvette KD Terengganu and a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Blue Hawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, Det. 2, from the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), conduct a coordinated air and sea search for a missing Malaysian Airlines jet in the Gulf of Thailand.

KM Amanah from MMEA on SAR operation for MH370.

Observation seat. Credit to MA from MalaysianDefense.com

TNI AU Boieng 737 Surveiller and Air Patrol Crew Man from 5th Squadron "Black Mermaids" take a time to pray for MH370 before depature as part SAR Team in Mallaca Straits at Suwondo Air Base in Medan North Sumatra, Indonesia. Thanks a lot all my indonesian friend to this effort. Credit to Astro Awani.

MMEA personel keep search missing MH370 in Mallaca Straits. Credit to Astro Awani

Malaysia Navy Fennec Helicopter in mission SAR operation of Missing MH370. Credit to Bernama

Vietnamese Navy Gepard HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang with China PLAN Type 054A Huangshan in SAR mission in South China Sea

RMAF CH130 CrewMan never stop search MH370. Never

Yesterday, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Razak announced the SAR operation in South China Sea already called off regarding new information that MH370 has Air Turn Back to the west of Malaysia Peninsular and go far away from South East Asia. The operation has entered a new phase. The search was already a highly complex, multinational effort. It has now become even more difficult.

The information that leaked in Foreign Media that MH370 has been landed in US Navy Base Deigo Garcia are not true and Transportation Minister Dato Seri Hishamuddin already stood to his statement about this matter.

The search area has been significantly expanded. And the nature of the search has changed. From focusing mainly on shallow seas, we are now looking at large tracts of land, crossing 11 countries, as well as deep and remote oceans.

The number of countries involved in the search and rescue operation has increased from 14 to 25, which brings new challenges of co-ordination and diplomacy to the search effort.

The communication systems of missing flight MH370 were deliberately disabled, Malaysia’s prime minister Dato Seri Najib Razak has confirmed. and said radar and satellite data showed the plane then changed course.‘‘We can say with a high degree of certainty that the aircrafts communications addressing and reporting system or ACARS, was disabled.

These movements are consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane,’‘ PM said. PM also said new evidence placed the aircraft in one of two corridors: North from Northern Thailand to Kazakhstan, or south from Indonesia to the southern Indian ocean.

The latest clues to MH370’s whereabouts come as the search for the missing aircraft enters its second week. Earlier, one Malaysian government official was quoted as saying investigators believed the plane had been hijacked by one of the pilots or someone with flying experience.

The Foreign Ministry of Malaysia briefed representatives from 22 countries, including those along the northern and southern search corridors, as well other countries that may be able to help. These include Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Australia.

Malaysian officials are requesting support from these countries – as well as others. This support includes general satellite data, radar playback – both primary and secondary – provisions for ground, sea and aerial search, and assets as appropriate.

Malaysia are currently discussing with all partners how best to deploy assets along the two search corridors. At this stage, both the northern and southern corridors are being treated with equal importance.

Malaysia are asking countries that have satellite assets, including the US, China and France among others, to provide further satellite data. And we are contacting additional countries who may be able to contribute specific assets relevant to the search and rescue operation. Surveillance aircraft are required, and maritime vessels are needed, particularly for the southern corridor.