Sightings/Marang
Eight Residents of Marang File Police Report After Hearing Loud Noise
As the incident was likely reported originally in Bahasa Malay, media extract here is one originally published by BERNAMA in Bahasa and republished by other media. This version has more detail than some other sources. The right column contains an English translation by Google Translate.
MH370: Lapan Penduduk Buat Laporan Polis Dakwa Dengar Bunyi Dentuman
MARANG, 11 Mac (Bernama) -- Lapan penduduk di Kampung Pantai Seberang Marang di sini mendakwa mendengar bunyi dentuman yang kuat pada pagi Sabtu lalu datang dari timur laut Pulau Kapas, kemungkinan ada kaitan dengan pesawat Malaysia Airlines Penerbangan MH370 yang hilang.
Berikutan itu mereka telah membuat laporan di ibu pejabat polis Daerah Marang kira-kira pukul 10.30 pagi tadi.
Seorang daripada penduduk terbabit, Alias Salleh, 36, berkata pada pukul 1.20 pagi berkenaan ketika beliau bersama tujuh lagi rakannya sedang bersantai duduk di bangku kira-kira 400 meter dari pantai Marang, tiba-tiba dikejutkan dengan bunyi kuat seperti kipas kapal terbang.
"Bunyi yang kuat dan menakutkan itu dipercayai datang dari timur laut Pulau Kapas sebelum kami bergegas ke arah tersebut untuk mengesan punca bunyi itu.
"Kami mencari di sekitar Pantai Rhu Muda namun tidak menemui apa-apa yang mencurigakan," kata Alias, seorang pemandu lori.
Ditanya mengapa beliau membuat laporan selepas empat hari kejadian itu berlaku, bapa kepada tiga orang anak itu berkata, beliau bertanggungjawab untuk melaporkan maklumat kepada pihak berkuasa bila pesawat masih tidak ditemui hari ini selepas empat hari berlalu.
Sementara itu, seorang lagi penduduk Mohd Yusri Mohd Yusof, 34, berkata bunyi yang kuat dan agak pelik itu pada awalnya disangkakan fenomena Tsunami.
"Bunyi bising yang kedengaran seperti kipas kapal terbang itu dapat saya dan rakan-rakan dengar selama dua minit dan bunyi itu berdesing.
"Saya mengambil keputusan ini (membuat laporan) selepas berasa curiga dengan bunyi itu dan ditambah lagi dengan laporan media berkaitan kes kehilangan pesawat," kata beliau.
Mohd Yusri turut mendakwa beberapa kawannya termasuk pemancing dan nelayan turut mendengar bunyi aneh berkenaan dari arah pantai.
Pesawat MAS Penerbangan MH370 itu membawa 227 penumpang, termasuk dua bayi dan 12 anak kapal, hilang semasa dalam perjalanan dari Kuala Lumpur ke Beijing kira-kira sejam setelah berlepas dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur di Sepang pada 12.41 pagi Sabtu.
-- BERNAMA
Source:MH370: Lapan Penduduk Buat Laporan Polis Dakwa Dengar Bunyi Dentuman, BERNAMA BNMMY-004
MH370: Eight Residents File Police Report Alleging Hearing a Boom
MARANG, March 11 (Bernama) -- Eight residents of Kampung Pantai Seberang Marang here claim to have heard a loud boom on Saturday morning coming from the northeast of Pulau Kapas, possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Following this, they filed a report at the Marang District police headquarters at about 10.30am this morning.
One of the residents involved, Alias Salleh, 36, said that at 1.20am, while he and seven other friends were relaxing on a bench about 400 metres from Marang beach, they were suddenly woken up by a loud noise like an airplane propeller.
"The loud and scary sound is believed to have come from the northeast of Pulau Kapas before we rushed in that direction to locate the source of the sound.
"We searched around Pantai Rhu Muda but did not find anything suspicious," said Alias, a lorry driver.
Asked why he filed a report four days after the incident, the father of three said he was responsible for reporting information to the authorities when the plane was still not found today after four days had passed.
Meanwhile, another resident Mohd Yusri Mohd Yusof, 34, said the loud and rather strange sound was initially thought to be a tsunami phenomenon.
"The noise that sounded like an airplane propeller could be heard by me and my friends for two minutes and the sound was whistling.
"I took this decision (to file a report) after feeling suspicious about the sound and also due to media reports regarding the missing plane case," he said.
Mohd Yusri also claimed that several of his friends including anglers and fishermen also heard the strange sound from the shore.
MAS Flight MH370, carrying 227 passengers, including two infants and 12 crew members, went missing while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang at 12.41am on Saturday.
-- BERNAMA
Source:MH370: Lapan Penduduk Buat Laporan Polis Dakwa Dengar Bunyi Dentuman, BERNAMA BNMMY-004