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[breaking] Malaysian Airlines loses contact with Beijing-bound flight, 239 on board

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  1. Commodore

    Commodore Contributing Member

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>URGENT — Malaysian Airlines loses contact with Beijing-bound flight, 239 on board <a href="http://t.co/R6N60qYmHr">http://t.co/R6N60qYmHr</a></p>&mdash; Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) <a href="https://twitter.com/mpoppel/statuses/442100419452760064">March 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Malaysia Airlines said it already lost contact with the flight now 6 hours ago <a href="http://t.co/R6N60qYmHr">http://t.co/R6N60qYmHr</a></p>&mdash; Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) <a href="https://twitter.com/mpoppel/statuses/442101519257960449">March 8, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    #1 Commodore, Mar 7, 2014
  2. tmoney1101

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    start packing your bags, Katy. evacuation looming.
     
    #2 tmoney1101, Mar 7, 2014
  3. ChankMcStank

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    What.
     
    #3 ChankMcStank, Mar 7, 2014
  4. Giant9erRocket

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    Damn how does an airline just lose contact? Wouldn't there be mayday/distress calls prior to?
     
    #4 Giant9erRocket, Mar 7, 2014
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    you must be new around these parts
     
    #5 fallenphoenix, Mar 7, 2014
  6. LonghornFan

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    This hits close to home. I'm about to head to Chicago, then San Diego and then to the BVI. So close.
     
    #6 LonghornFan, Mar 7, 2014
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    Explosive decompression, power failure, hi jacking, ran into a mountain etc. Any number of things can happen where no contact, or knowledge of a problem is had before they are done for.

    Hope they find survivors. Anything is possible.

    Can you bring back some virgins? We have a drought in houston thanks to the thadeus.
     
    #7 Bandwagoner, Mar 7, 2014
  8. Jontro

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    Most likely lightening related. It's been pouring bad and Thor has not been kind lately in SE Asia.
     
    #8 Jontro, Mar 7, 2014
  9. Harrisment

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    So do they suspect a hijacking? Hard to believe they still haven't found it after six hours.
     
    #9 Harrisment, Mar 7, 2014
  10. Bandwagoner

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    That is a long route over desolate areas. It's not like flying down the east coast where they pass by tons of radar equipped airports every 100 miles.

    BTW, I know about this stuff due to a recent Air Crash Investigation binge. I'm thinking of submitting my resume to the NTSB.
     
    #10 Bandwagoner, Mar 7, 2014
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    Really creepy. Can't even comprehend what's going through the minds of relatives right now.

    I'm inclined to avoid flying, so I'm very interested to see what comes out of this.

    PS. Someone keep Royce White off the internet for a few days.
     
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    That plane had enough fuel for 7 hrs. Not looking good for the people on board :(
     
    #12 Midixinormous, Mar 7, 2014
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    I hope everybody is ok. That's my biggest fear. #bewell
     
    #13 cheke64, Mar 7, 2014
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    I flew MH just a few weeks ago. Hopefully they didn't get hit by one of those North Korean missiles.
     
    #14 AroundTheWorld, Mar 7, 2014
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    I hate to say this, but remember space shuttle Columbia?
     
    #15 A_3PO, Mar 7, 2014
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    What if this was Royce White's first attempt to get over fear of flying....

    Bad Luck Royce?
     
    #16 Salvy, Mar 7, 2014
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    Plane would have run out of fuel by now. This cannot possibly end well
     
    #17 Zergling, Mar 7, 2014
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    I was thinking someone should tweet it to him.

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
     
    #18 leroy, Mar 7, 2014
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    Sounds like the beginning of Lost
     
    #19 jayhow92, Mar 7, 2014
  20. Commodore

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Vietnam media now reporting their navy has confirmed that <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#MalaysiaAirlines">#MalaysiaAirlines</a> flight <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#MH370">#MH370</a> crashed into the ocean. <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#PrayForMH370">#PrayForMH370</a></p>&mdash; Yahoo Singapore (@YahooSG) <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooSG/status/442158011742580736" data-datetime="2014-03-07T22:40:59+00:00">March 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    #20 Commodore, Mar 7, 2014
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