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| Burmese military plane vanishes over Andaman Sea | Burmese military plane vanishes over Andaman Sea |
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| Hopes are fading for the 120 people on board a Burmese military plane which has gone missing over the Andaman Sea. | Hopes are fading for the 120 people on board a Burmese military plane which has gone missing over the Andaman Sea. |
| The army said the plane was flying between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon (Rangoon). Search and rescue efforts are under way. | The army said the plane was flying between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon (Rangoon). Search and rescue efforts are under way. |
| "Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm [07:05 GMT] when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town," the army said in a statement. | "Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm [07:05 GMT] when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town," the army said in a statement. |
| There were 106 military personnel and family members and 14 crew on board. | There were 106 military personnel and family members and 14 crew on board. |
| The plane, a Y8 transporter made in China, was half an hour into the short routine flight. | |
| Latest reports suggest that debris has been spotted in the sea by some of the military planes or ships dispatched to the area. | Latest reports suggest that debris has been spotted in the sea by some of the military planes or ships dispatched to the area. |
| There were no reports of bad weather at that time. The plane was purchased from China in March last year and had logged 809 flying hours, the army said. | |
| Myanmar has seen a number of aircraft incidents in recent years. | |
| In February 2016, the five-member crew of an air force plane died when the aircraft crashed in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw. A few months later, three officers were killed when a military helicopter crashed in central Myanmar. | |
| An Air Bagan commercial aeroplane made an emergency landing in 2012 and burst into flames, killing two people. |