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Chinese warship arrives at suspected site of missing MH370

2014-03-10 13:05 Xinhua Web Editor: Mo Hong'e
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Chinese warship Mianyang has arrived at the waters suspected to be the site of the missing Beijing-bound Malaysian jetliner, military sources said on Monday. [Special coverage: Searching for missing MH370]

The warship arrived at the waters where the aircraft lost contact at around 3:50am on Monday, three hours ahead of schedule. It started rescue operations upon its arrival.

Contact with the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was lost along with its radar signal at 1:20am Beijing time on Saturday when it was flying over the Ho Chi Minh air traffic control area in Vietnam.

The flight was carrying 12 crew members and 227 passengers, including 154 Chinese.

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