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Vietnam continues search for missing Malaysian plane
  • | VNA | March 09, 2014 02:42 PM
Vietnam has deployed a total of two planes and seven ships to search for the Malaysian passenger jet which went missing on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing early March 8. 

The National Committee for Search and Rescue said another five planes and four ships are on standby for search activities. 

Meanwhile, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said in Kuala Lumpur on March 8 that a total of 15 planes and six vessels have been deployed to search for the passenger jet, which carried 239 people on board. 

“We have not found any debris,” PM Najib said at a press briefing late on March 8.

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