Mystery of lithium ion batteries in flight MH370 disappearance - Times of India

Kuala Lumpur: The loss of Malaysia Airlines flight mh370 opened a new mystery. Malaysia Airlines said that the lithium-ion battery carried by the aircraft weighs more than 200 kg kilograms, even if the recently released list of goods lists the \"combined\" goods in 2. 453 tonnes.
\"According to a total air waybill, about two tons, the equivalent of 2,453 kg of the goods was declared consolidated.
This main AWB actually includes five houses AWB.
Of these five AWB, there are two lithium-ion batteries with a total tonnage of 221 kg.
The remaining three AWB (total 2,232 kg) were declared radio accessories and chargers, \"Malaysia Airlines (MAS)
Said in a statement last night.
According to The Star newspaper, this has not been disclosed before and is not stated in the list of goods.
According to the Malaysian company NNR Global Logistics, the battery is only a small part of the \"combined\" shipment weight 2. 453 tonnes.
Although MAS said the battery weighed 221 kg, a spokesman for the company said the battery weighed less than 200 kg.
However, he did not say what the remaining two were.
There were 253 tons of goods at that time.
\"I am unable to disclose more information due to the ongoing investigation.
\"Our legal counsel told us not to talk about it,\" the Daily Mail quoted him as saying . \".
He said he could not name the company that made the battery.
Malaysia Airlines CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya also announced on March 24 that 200 kg of lithium batteries were on board.
He said they packed it safely.
Malaysian authorities have released a complete cargo list of the aircraft and a preliminary report of the missing Boeing 777.
According to 200 on Thursday, NNR Global shipped 133 items weighing 1 kg.
Another item weighing 463 kg kilograms and a total weight of 2 kilograms is 99 tons and 67 pieces. 453 tonnes.
The number and weight of the battery are not specified.
The list comes with an instruction that requires careful handling and there is a risk of flammable.
Its flammable nature is the source of many early theories about how aircraft are lost.
Most theories, however, have been debunked.
Meanwhile, an international team investigating the case of missing Malaysian aircraft will determine the reasons for the four aircraft
The search for the plane was delayed by an hour. The Beijing-bound plane —
239 people, including five Indians.
Canada and 154 Chinese citizens
Mysteriously disappeared after taking off from Kuala Lumpur on March 8.
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