Oil Slick, Debris Not From Malaysia Airline Flight MH370: Investigators

By Eric Chen 10 Mar, 2014 09:59 EDT

Oil Slick not connected to Malaysia Airline mh 370 — Oil slick not connected to missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370.

An oil slick spotted in the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam that had been linked to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 was determined not to be from an aircraft, investigator said Monday.

Investigator said authorities, who are investigating the identities of those boarded the flight with stolen passports, had reviewed video footage from check-in to departure and found that “all security protocols have been compiled with."

Earlier on Monday, helicopters and ships spotted a yellow object in the water that looked like a life raft, but it turned out to be a moss-covered cap of a cable reel and not from the plane.

Almost three full days have passed since the Boeing 777 with 239 people on board en route from Malaysia to Beijing lost contact. There is no confirmed wreckage.

Authorities are looking into all possibilities.

The video footage showed that the men with stolen passports were not of Asian appearance, said the investigator, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, the head of Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation. He also said that the search area is being expanded.

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Oil Slick, Debris Not From Malaysia Airline Flight MH370: Investigators

Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.

Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values

Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues

2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation

Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.