Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has directed that the search andrescue operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner MH 370 mustcontinue round the clock and the search should be expanded to the west.
At a working session in Hanoi on March 9, he requested morefocus on suspected areas and widening the search to cover vast swathesof sea, especially to the west in the flying direction of the missingplane, trying not to miss out any spot.
At the same time,search-and-rescue forces should strengthen the search for signals,floating strange objects and oil slick and maintain close coordinationwith their peers from Malaysia, Singapore, US, China and thePhilippines.
He asked the Ministries of Transport and NationalDefence to work with the People’s Committees of Phu Quoc district andsouthern Kien Giang province to have plans ready for rescue activitiesand investigation in case the jet falls down within Vietnam’s FIR(Flight Information Region).
As the possibility of terrorismis not ruled out, the Deputy PM directed the Ministry of Public Securityto raise security warning level and coordinate with the TransportMinistry to assure the highest flight security in the country.
Deputy Transport Minister Pham Quy Tieu said right after being aware ofthe accident, the sector established a command for search and rescue todirect and coordinate the deployment of forces and all possible meansto access the areas.
The Ministry of National Defence has so far deployed 9 planes and 11 vessels for the search.-VNA
At a working session in Hanoi on March 9, he requested morefocus on suspected areas and widening the search to cover vast swathesof sea, especially to the west in the flying direction of the missingplane, trying not to miss out any spot.
At the same time,search-and-rescue forces should strengthen the search for signals,floating strange objects and oil slick and maintain close coordinationwith their peers from Malaysia, Singapore, US, China and thePhilippines.
He asked the Ministries of Transport and NationalDefence to work with the People’s Committees of Phu Quoc district andsouthern Kien Giang province to have plans ready for rescue activitiesand investigation in case the jet falls down within Vietnam’s FIR(Flight Information Region).
As the possibility of terrorismis not ruled out, the Deputy PM directed the Ministry of Public Securityto raise security warning level and coordinate with the TransportMinistry to assure the highest flight security in the country.
Deputy Transport Minister Pham Quy Tieu said right after being aware ofthe accident, the sector established a command for search and rescue todirect and coordinate the deployment of forces and all possible meansto access the areas.
The Ministry of National Defence has so far deployed 9 planes and 11 vessels for the search.-VNA
