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Old 16th Mar 2014, 13:31
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Aireps
 
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Originally Posted by hornetgr
Greek news sites posted that :

The greek oil tanker " ELKA Athina " received orders from indonesian station to investigate at Latitude 0551N and Longtidude 09657,5 Ε (malaca straits) suspect things that they look like suitcases. The ship is 3 to 4 hours away from the indicated point.
The position of the alleged suitcases reported above is here: SkyVector Aeronautical Chart (center crosshair)

Which is:
  • 73 NM SW of VAMPI
  • 123 NM SW of GIVAL
  • 282 NM SE of IGREX
(On Mar 14th, Malaysia's Transport Minister stated that MH370 had routed via waypoint VAMPI, then GIVAL, and finally towards IGREX. The target was said to be lost at FL295 after GIVAL)
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