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malaise

(269,054 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2015, 06:51 AM Jul 2015

Serious questions re Ft 370

What was the name of the island in the Indian ocean where the fishermen said they saw 370?

Where is Reunion Island in relation to Diego Garcia?

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Serious questions re Ft 370 (Original Post) malaise Jul 2015 OP

map... lamp_shade Jul 2015 #1

Diego Garcia is about 1,300 miles Northeast of Reunion CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #2

That's it - thanks malaise Jul 2015 #5

The fishermen were from Malaysia Recursion Jul 2015 #3

Thanks malaise Jul 2015 #4

The Volcano Gods are angry we bothered them... re Reunion Island cracking open! Baclava Aug 2015 #6

Not likely but malaise Aug 2015 #7

That'll ruin your commute Baclava Aug 2015 #8

You Betcha malaise Aug 2015 #9

That person reported that he saw a jet with markings similar to Malaysian Airlines jet Trailrider1951 Aug 2015 #10

I don't recall anyone claiming to have seen MH 370 Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #11

lamp_shade

(14,836 posts)

1. map...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 06:58 AM

Jul 2015

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Diego+Garcia/Reunion/@-14.0067904,54.4329777,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x249273fe6d69b0ad:0x3b3c07570eb0d1c5!2m2!1d72.4228556!2d-7.3195005!1m5!1m1!1s0x2178778110b8e43b:0x4a7f8e89ecdbeaf9!2m2!1d55.536384!2d-21.115141

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

2. Diego Garcia is about 1,300 miles Northeast of Reunion

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 06:59 AM

Jul 2015

I think it was an island in the Maldives that reported a sighting and that is even further north.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

5. That's it - thanks

Reply to CBGLuthier (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 07:09 AM

Jul 2015

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. The fishermen were from Malaysia

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 07:00 AM

Jul 2015

There were also claims of sightings in the Maldives

Reunion is 1500 miles from Diego Garcia, or roughly the distance from New York, NY, to Dallas, TX.

Diego Garcia is marked as "British Indian Ocean Territories" there.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

4. Thanks

Reply to Recursion (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 07:08 AM

Jul 2015

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

6. The Volcano Gods are angry we bothered them... re Reunion Island cracking open!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 05:37 AM

Aug 2015

malaise

(269,054 posts)

7. Not likely but

Reply to Baclava (Reply #6)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 07:14 AM

Aug 2015

Wow!

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

8. That'll ruin your commute

Reply to malaise (Reply #7)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 07:28 AM

Aug 2015

?w=736

malaise

(269,054 posts)

9. You Betcha

Reply to Baclava (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 07:35 AM

Aug 2015

but I sure would not be as close to it as those folks.

Trailrider1951

(3,414 posts)

10. That person reported that he saw a jet with markings similar to Malaysian Airlines jet

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 07:50 AM

Aug 2015

flying low and slow over Kudahuvadhoo in the Maldives at approximately 6 am local time, the next morning after the jet took off at Kuala Lumpur. He said that sighting was very unusual, as there are no airports nearby that can handle a plane that size.

In fact, the closest airport that can handle a plane that big is at Diego Garcia. Use google earth to take a look.

Edited to add link:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/flight-mh370-remote-islanders-claim-5454058

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

11. I don't recall anyone claiming to have seen MH 370

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:53 AM

Aug 2015

those fishermen AFAIK had only claimed to see "a big jet" or something similar...

And it is noteworthy that none of those fishermen have been named in any of those "news" stories, iirc...

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