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| Three Americans confirmed on board missing Malaysia Airlines jet | Three Americans confirmed on board missing Malaysia Airlines jet |
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| The State Department has confirmed that three Americans were aboard the Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished on Saturday. | The State Department has confirmed that three Americans were aboard the Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished on Saturday. |
| Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement that officials from the US embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Beijing were in contact with families of the passengers. The department said it was working to determine if other US citizens may have been on the flight. No additional information was released. | Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement that officials from the US embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Beijing were in contact with families of the passengers. The department said it was working to determine if other US citizens may have been on the flight. No additional information was released. |
| The aircraft went missing early on Saturday, on a flight from Malaysia to Beijing. Vietnamese air force planes report spotting a pair of large oil slicks in the area where the Boeing 777 disappeared. | The aircraft went missing early on Saturday, on a flight from Malaysia to Beijing. Vietnamese air force planes report spotting a pair of large oil slicks in the area where the Boeing 777 disappeared. |
| Psaki extended condolences to the loved ones of passengers on Flight MH370. | Psaki extended condolences to the loved ones of passengers on Flight MH370. |
| The US navy says it has dispatched a warship to aid in the search for the missing plane. The USS Pinckney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is on its way from international waters in the South China Sea to the southern coast of Vietnam to assist in the search for flight MH370. The Pinckney carries two helicopters that can be used for search and rescue. It is expected to reach the search area within 24 hours. | |
| Additionally, the navy is deploying an Orion patrol and surveillance plane based in Okinawa. It will bring long-range search, radar and communications capabilities to the search mission. | |
| Meanwhile, foreign ministry officials in Rome and Vienna confirmed that the names of two nationals listed on the manifest of the missing Malaysian airlines flight match passports reported stolen in Thailand. | |