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MISSING MH370: Fishermen Find Life Raft Near PD
New Straits Times ^ | Sukhbir Cheema

Posted on 03/12/2014 4:17:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway

PORT DICKSON: A group of fishermen found a life raft bearing the word

“Boarding” 10 nautical miles from Port Dickson town at 12pm yesterday.

One of the fishermen, Azman Mohamad, 40, said they found the badly damaged raft floating and immediately notified the Kuala Linggi Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Malacca for assistance to lift the raft as it was very heavy.

"We managed to tie it to our boat as we feared it would sink due to the damages," he said.

When the MMEA boat arrived, the fishermen then handed over the raft into their custody.

However, a Kuala Linggi MMEA spokesman said the raft sunk into the sea while they were trying to bring the raft onboard.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2014airlinercrash; autopilot; china; malaysia; maldives; mh370; portdickson; radar; terrorism
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1 posted on 03/12/2014 4:17:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Boy nothing is going right with this one.


2 posted on 03/12/2014 4:18:14 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

...looks like mohamad is central to the story.


3 posted on 03/12/2014 4:19:59 PM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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To: nickcarraway

Port Dickson is on the Malacca Straights


4 posted on 03/12/2014 4:20:17 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: driftdiver

not necessarily. At least they have a location. I wonder how deep?


6 posted on 03/12/2014 4:21:14 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: nickcarraway

2-3 minutes falling from 35,000 feet is not a good way to go. however it does give you time to say your prayers if the initial explosion doesn’t get you.


7 posted on 03/12/2014 4:21:26 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: nickcarraway

As far as I know large airplanes don’t carry life rafts.


8 posted on 03/12/2014 4:22:08 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: plain talk

My guess is they’ll say this part of the ocean is about 55,000 feet deep and filled with active volcanoes.


9 posted on 03/12/2014 4:22:31 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Husker24

Every commercial airliner carries them.


10 posted on 03/12/2014 4:23:00 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

I stand corrected.


11 posted on 03/12/2014 4:24:34 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: Husker24

Many years ago when I worked commercial aviation, any aircraft that flew more than 40 miles from land was required to carry life rafts. Now, I don’t know.


12 posted on 03/12/2014 4:25:06 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Husker24

How about emergency exit ramps?


13 posted on 03/12/2014 4:26:38 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!)
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To: nickcarraway

Oh, for Pete’s sake, Port Dickson is about 40 miles south of Kuala Lumpur. This is all Twilight Zone stuff.


14 posted on 03/12/2014 4:27:24 PM PDT by Chaguito
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To: nickcarraway

Is it just me, or does there seem to be a deliberate attempt by the Malaysian authorities to completely screw up the recovery effort? I won’t speculate as to what, but all of the stupidity coming out of KL is just striking.


15 posted on 03/12/2014 4:27:57 PM PDT by rotstan
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To: driftdiver

They all died instantly because the temp is 40 or 50 below zero at 35g altitude.I would say few, if any ,knew what hit them.


16 posted on 03/12/2014 4:28:15 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: nickcarraway
Port Dixon is south of Kuala Lumpur on the Malacca Strait. No where near where the airplane was supposed to be.
17 posted on 03/12/2014 4:29:36 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

40-50 below won’t kill you instantly. They probably wouldn’t even pass out from the low oxygen since they would be low enough within time.

The shock from the explosion (my guess) would probably stun most of them.


18 posted on 03/12/2014 4:33:13 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: G Larry
Try this:

MAP

19 posted on 03/12/2014 4:34:43 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: cynwoody

They must have thought Indonesia was the southern coast of Vietnam.


20 posted on 03/12/2014 4:35:53 PM PDT by tsowellfan (www.cafenetamerica.com)
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