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9. Is it "mall-dive"? or "mal-DEEV"?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 01:10 PM

Mar 2014

Is it "enn-dive"? Or "on-DEEV"? This bothers me.

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Maldives residents saw 'low-flying jumbo jet' on March 8: report [View all] brooklynite Mar 2014 OP

Why does it take them 10 days to tell us this? jwirr Mar 2014 #1

Maybe because we're talking about a remote, tiny island in the Indian Ocean west of India? hedgehog Mar 2014 #3

Okay. jwirr Mar 2014 #4

A tiny island with a TV station, a newspaper and telephone service... brooklynite Mar 2014 #7

This was reported shortly after the plane went missing dem in texas Mar 2014 #28

I read this several days ago Warpy Mar 2014 #76

don't understand why none of the passengers used their cell phone at that moment. Sunlei Mar 2014 #2

...at that moment? brooklynite Mar 2014 #8

"at that moment" when the plane was reported flying very low over neighborhoods Sunlei Mar 2014 #11

Top height of the plane was 45,000 feet, not 85,000. Peace Patriot Mar 2014 #40

loved that book riverwalker Mar 2014 #77

But airphones do. I've used them crossing the Atlantic. catbyte Mar 2014 #12

Airphones are satellite-based, and have largely been discontinued. brooklynite Mar 2014 #14

Sounds to me like LiberalElite Mar 2014 #41

If decompression happened passiveporcupine Mar 2014 #32

this seems believable to me all things considered Voice for Peace Mar 2014 #5

That's only a stones throw away from Deigo Garcia Military base... Javaman Mar 2014 #6

Which was one of the original conspiracy theories mainer Mar 2014 #10

DGAR is a joint facility, US/UK. MADem Mar 2014 #56

But the plot thickens treestar Mar 2014 #25

No, the Maldives are almost 500 miles N of Diego... EX500rider Mar 2014 #29

ah okay, thanks for the insight and correction. Javaman Mar 2014 #31

Is it "mall-dive"? or "mal-DEEV"? TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #9

deevs nt Zorra Mar 2014 #17

Thanks. I was also considering "mahl-DEE-vehs", as if Spanish, but I'll take your TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #18

The latter for both BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #33

Headed to Africa? Baclava Mar 2014 #13

Wouldn't make...way out of fuel range. brooklynite Mar 2014 #16

Not if the pilot decided to use "Ground Effect" as in the Spruce Goose happyslug Mar 2014 #19

Ground effect? pangaia Mar 2014 #34

I do not think so either, but it is a possibility. happyslug Mar 2014 #72

It is not even remotely a possibility. pangaia Mar 2014 #74

Diego Garcia and 5 other nearby runways were found on one of the pilot's simulators magical thyme Mar 2014 #15

OK this is at least "interesting" marions ghost Mar 2014 #20

If they do see big planes LiberalElite Mar 2014 #37

Used to see Flying Fortresses fly low over my place between Central TX and the Panhandle. freshwest Mar 2014 #42

What's the motivation? BobR Mar 2014 #21

What did the Maldive people on the atoll see? marions ghost Mar 2014 #22

per the articles, it was very unusual magical thyme Mar 2014 #24

That's what I thought too, marions ghost Mar 2014 #27

Wouldn't that fire also disable the auto pilot? Agschmid Mar 2014 #48

That makes sense. nt greyl Mar 2014 #52

Tensions escalating with Russia and US at same time that plane is missing? epona Mar 2014 #23

I read a comment somewhere else stating they were patent holders, but the article said not true. magical thyme Mar 2014 #26

I'm back to Somali pirates trying (and failing) a new gig... EX500rider Mar 2014 #30

Hey, all.. pangaia Mar 2014 #35

I heard that someone on the flight had a Cat Steven's CD! likesmountains 52 Mar 2014 #36

first, the Malaysia Airlines 777 doesn't have red stripes TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #38

It does have A LiberalElite Mar 2014 #59

it would most likely be the opposite TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #66

Interesting but it doesn't hold up kristopher Mar 2014 #60

no, the description doesn't match TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #65

"the biggest point that no one has bothered to ask questions about ..." kristopher Mar 2014 #68

by "nobody" I meant nobody in authority and nobody in the media TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #71

Since one theory is that there was a fire - LiberalElite Mar 2014 #39

it would have burned out long before magical thyme Mar 2014 #45

Of course, none of these "witnesses" bothered to take a picture with their cell phone BlueStreak Mar 2014 #43

Residents of tiny tropical islands carry cell phones? BlueEye Mar 2014 #44

Maldives is not third world. Lots of resorts there. BlueStreak Mar 2014 #46

There was no foul play telecat Mar 2014 #47

That doesn't explain why the Co-Pilot said nothing about a fire... brooklynite Mar 2014 #49

Could it be... telecat Mar 2014 #50

No. In fact the Malaysians have retracted that claim BlueStreak Mar 2014 #51

No, such a window doesn't exist. kristopher Mar 2014 #63

The window comment was about ACARS BlueStreak Mar 2014 #64

I have no idea what happened. kristopher Mar 2014 #67

We don't "know" anything. Hikjacking is just one theory BlueStreak Mar 2014 #73

So marions ghost Mar 2014 #55

us DUers!!! Skittles Mar 2014 #57

Don't think so marions ghost Mar 2014 #53

you're a liar with an agenda, marions ghost Skittles Mar 2014 #58

Oh...probably............... marions ghost Mar 2014 #75

OMG Skittles Mar 2014 #78

;) marions ghost Mar 2014 #79

There is every reason to suspect foul play. kristopher Mar 2014 #62

Are you saying there is something wrong with my theory!?! Agschmid Mar 2014 #70

It turned twice after that... Just FYI. Agschmid Mar 2014 #69

Interesting thread marions ghost Mar 2014 #54

Malaysia denies reported sighting of MH370 in Maldives IDemo Mar 2014 #61