Why it was tough to find Malaysian Airline plane
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WHY IT’S TOUGH TO FIND MALAYSIAN AIRLINE PLANE
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WHY IT’S TOUGH TO FINDMALAYSIAN AIRLINE PLANE
WHERE ARE THEY SEARCHING
Along the Strait of Malacca
Andman SeaOff the coast of Vietnam’s Tho Chu island
INDONESIA
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
PHILIPPINES
MALAYSIA
27,000 S Q N A U T I C A L M I L E S
Almost the size of Bihar or Hungary
(92,607.408 sq kilometers)
TOTAL SEARCH AREA
Total number of planes that could fit in the area
2.24 crore
RESCUE TEAM
42 ships
39 planes
13 countriesMalaysiaChinaVietnam
Australia New ZealandThailand
SingaporeIndonesia US Philippines
JapanIndiaBrunei
It takes about 3 hrs for a plane to circle a 400-sq km area
BIGGER PROBLEM
Depth of the Gulf of Thailand and Strait of Malacca
Average depth of Andaman Sea
25-80 m
1,096 m
CONTROVERSY
INDONESIA
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
PHILIPPINES
MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpur
Plane apparently changed track just 40 mins into the
flight. No one knows why
