Missing jet search command office at Phu Quoc airport
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
vanished from radar early on March 8 somewhere at sea between Malaysia
and Vietnam about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur , bound
for Beijing . On board were 227 passengers and 12 crew members.
The office establishment was agreed during a working session between
Deputy Minister of Transport Pham Quy Tieu and the airport’s authorities
in Phu Quoc island district on March 10.
Tieu also
instructed relevant agencies to continue making preparations for the
search and rescue operation while stressing the need to enhance security
and control at the airport.
Naval Zone 5 dispatched a vessel from An Thoi seaport to bring fuels to other ships and join the mission.
Hordes of domestic and foreign reporters have flocked to Phu Quoc
island district, including correspondents from the China Central
Television (CCTV) and Reuter.
In a meeting
with a team from Hong Kong ’s I.cable News Ltd earlier on March 10,
Colonel Dau Khai Hoan, Political Director of Naval Zone 5 affirmed that
naval ships are continuing their search but there has been no new
finding so far.
Meanwhile, security has been
tightened at the country’s largest airport Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh
City . As from March 8 night, additional checking measures have been
applied at both entry and departure gates, especially those for overseas
flights./.