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Remembering the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370

  • A girl stands next to a sign board made and...

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    A girl stands next to a sign board made and written by the public at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia on March 10, 2014.

  • The China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) ship Haixun-31 leaves after...

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    The China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) ship Haixun-31 leaves after a brief stop in Sanya in southern China's Hainan province on March 9, 2014. The ship is expected to join an ongoing search for the missing Malaysian airline passenger plane that vanished on March 8, 2014.

  • Members of the Chinese emergency response team on "South China...

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    Members of the Chinese emergency response team on "South China Sea Rescue 101" salvage a floating object at the possible crash site of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Five Chinese rescue vessels, including "South China Sea Rescue 115" and "South China Sea Rescue 101" have all arrived at the possible crash site as of March 11, 2014, and immediately started the search mission for missing flight MH370.

  • This image released by Interpol shows the two Iranian men...

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    This image released by Interpol shows the two Iranian men who were traveling with stolen passports on a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner. The image was displayed on a screen during a presser at the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, central France on March 11, 2014.

  • Christian Kozel, whose stolen passport was mysteriously used by one...

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    Christian Kozel, whose stolen passport was mysteriously used by one of the passengers on the missing Malaysian air flight, speaks about finding out his name was on the list of the jet. He is seen here with his current, valid passport. The 61-year-old Austrian told newspaper Osterreich how police knocked on his door on March 8, 2014, to tell him what had happened to the plane, but was happy to see it had not been him on the flight. His first thought was "I'm glad I'm alive," Mr. Kozel said. He said his passport was stolen two years prior in a taxi in Phuket.

  • A relative (c.) of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370...

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    A relative (c.) of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries after hearing the news that the plane plunged into Indian Ocean at a hotel in Beijing on March 24, 2014.

  • Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak announced at a news conference...

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    Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak announced at a news conference in Kuala Lumpur that investigators concluded Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean on March 24, 2014, ruling out theories of a detour over Asia.

  • Crew members of a Vietnamese military helicopter search for the...

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    Crew members of a Vietnamese military helicopter search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 near the sea area where the flight suddenly vanished. Vietnam is to further widen the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger plane in cooperation with other countries involved, the chief coordinator of the country's search and rescue mission said.

  • Grieving relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave...

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    Grieving relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave a hotel hall after being told the news that the plane plunged into the Indian Ocean in Beijing on March 24, 2014. The missing Malaysia Airlines jet came down in the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on March 24, as the airline reportedly told relatives it had been lost and that none on board survived.

  • A member of the Chinese navy stands next to Chinese...

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    A member of the Chinese navy stands next to Chinese navy warship "Jinggangshan" as it prepares to leave for the search and rescue operations of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, at a port in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province early March 9, 2014.

  • A relative of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370...

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    A relative of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries at Lidu Hotel on March 8, 2014, in Beijing, China.

  • Chinese police stand beside the arrival board showing the flight...

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    Chinese police stand beside the arrival board showing the flight MH370 (top-red) at the Beijing Airport after news of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 plane disappeared on March 8, 2014. Malaysia Airlines said a flight carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing early on March 8, 2014.

  • A Chinese relative of passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines...

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    A Chinese relative of passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, center, cries as she is escorted by a woman while leaving a hotel room for relatives or friends of passengers aboard the missing airplane, in Beijing, China on March 9, 2014.

  • This screengrab from flightradar24.com shows the last reported position of...

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    This screengrab from flightradar24.com shows the last reported position of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Friday night on March 7, 2014. The Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people lost contact over the South China Sea on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

  • Italian Luigi Maraldi, whose stolen passport was used by a...

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    Italian Luigi Maraldi, whose stolen passport was used by a passenger boarding a missing Malaysian airliner, shows his passport as he reports himself to Thai police at Phuket police station in Phuket province, southern Thailand on March 9, 2014. Maraldi spoke at a police news conference where he showed his current passport, which replaced the stolen one, and expressed surprise that anyone could use his old one.

  • Grieving Chinese relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines...

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    Grieving Chinese relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave on a stretcher after being told of their deaths at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing on March 24, 2014.

  • People pay their respects by launching a "Kongming" lantern covered...

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    People pay their respects by launching a "Kongming" lantern covered in thoughtful messages at a candlelight vigil for the passengers of Malaysia Airlines MH370 near Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur on March 10, 2014.

  • The family of Firman Chandra Siregar cry as they watch...

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    The family of Firman Chandra Siregar cry as they watch television at their house in Medan, Indonesia on March 9, 2014. Firman Chandra Siregar is one of 239 people onboard the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that went missing on March 8, 2014 while on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

  • Two pieces of debris were discovered off the coast of...

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    Two pieces of debris were discovered off the coast of Mozambique and are "most likely" from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian and Malaysian officials said on March 24, 2016. After investigating, both parts were found to be consistent with the Boeing 777 aircraft and hope to provide more clues as to where the plane went down. Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers and crew members aboard.

  • A vessel is seen from a flying Soviet-made AN-26 of...

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    A vessel is seen from a flying Soviet-made AN-26 of the Vietnam Air Force during a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over the South China Sea on March 10, 2014.

  • Members of Fo Guang Shan rescue team offer a special...

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    Members of Fo Guang Shan rescue team offer a special prayer for passengers aboard a missing plane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia on March 9, 2014.

  • A distraught relative of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight...

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    A distraught relative of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries as she talks on her mobile phone at the Beijing Capital International Airport on March 8, 2014. The passenger plane departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.21 a.m. (1621 GMT Friday) and had been expected to land in the Chinese capital at 6.30 a.m. (2230 GMT) the same day.

  • Grieving relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave...

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    Grieving relatives of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave a hotel hall at after being told the news that the plane plunged into Indian Ocean in Beijing on March 24, 2014.

  • A Malaysia Airlines aircraft is seen on the airfield at...

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    A Malaysia Airlines aircraft is seen on the airfield at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on March 9, 2014. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with 239 people on board went missing early on March 8, 2014, while on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, airline officials said. In Kuala Lumpur, authorities were investigating reports that two passengers were traveling on stolen passports.

  • Students from a school in Zhuji, China pray for the...

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    Students from a school in Zhuji, China pray for the passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by lighting candles on March 10, 2014.

  • A child reacts to the camera as others light candles...

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    A child reacts to the camera as others light candles during a vigil for a missing Malaysia Airlines passenger plane at the Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur on March 10, 2014. Malaysia has expanded its search area for a missing jet after three days of scouring the sea failed to bring forth any confirmed sightings of the wreckage, an official said. He added that besides searching in waters between Malaysia and Vietnam, authorities were also searching on land in Malaysia and off western Malaysia.

  • Military personnel look out of a Republic of Singapore Air...

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    Military personnel look out of a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C130 transport plane as they search for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane over the South China Sea on March 11, 2014.

  • A family member of a passenger from the missing Malaysia...

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    A family member of a passenger from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 reacts at Lido Hotel on March 24, 2014, in Beijing, China. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that Flight MH370 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean.

  • A patrol vessel of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for...

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    A patrol vessel of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane off Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan, Malaysia on March 9, 2014.

  • Relatives of victims from the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200...

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    Relatives of victims from the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 plane complete paperwork for their Chinese passports to be ready to travel to the crash site in Beijing on March 9, 2014.

  • A relative of a passenger on a missing Malaysia Airlines...

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    A relative of a passenger on a missing Malaysia Airlines plane is helped by fellow relatives after tripping to the ground as they depart from a hotel to an undisclosed destination in Beijing, China on March 10, 2014.

  • This photo shows the piece of debris found in Mossel...

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    This photo shows the piece of debris found in Mossel Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa. The part appears to be a piece from the plane engine of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that vanished two years ago. The plane went down with 239 people on board and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean.

  • Malaysian Maritime Enforcement personnel use a radar to scan for...

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    Malaysian Maritime Enforcement personnel use a radar to scan for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Boeing 777-200 as they fly over the waters off the northeastern coast of Malaysia on March 9, 2014.

  • An image released by the Malaysian police during a news...

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    An image released by the Malaysian police during a news conference on March 11, 2014, shows two Iranian men that boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 with stolen passports.

  • Relatives of passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370...

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    Relatives of passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 react after watching a news broadcast from Kuala Lumpur, at a hotel in Beijing, China on March 24, 2014.

  • Relatives and friends are distraught while the search continues for...

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    Relatives and friends are distraught while the search continues for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Father-of-two Paul Weeks (left) was on board the missing Malaysia flight as he flew out to Mongolia to start a dream job. A grieving Indonesian mother Suharni (top right) displays a portrait of her son Sugianto Lo and his wife Vinny Chynthya, who are both passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight from their residence in Medan in Sumatra Island. Family members look at a wedding album of Norliakmar Hamid and Razahan Zamani (bottom right), who were also passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines plane in Kuala Lumpur.

  • Indian sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik makes some final touches to...

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    Indian sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik makes some final touches to his sand sculpture with a message of prayer for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 -- which vanished from radar early on March 8, 2014 somewhere at sea between Malaysia and Vietnam.

  • A relative of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 cries at...

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    A relative of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 cries at the Lido hotel in Beijing on March 24, 2014, after hearing an announcement on the missing flight by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. Relatives of Chinese passengers on the missing flight screamed, cried and collapsed on the ground on Monday after Najib announced the jet ended its journey in the remote southern Indian Ocean.

  • Malaysia Airline passenger jets sat parked on the tarmac at the...

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    Malaysia Airline passenger jets sat parked on the tarmac at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 8, 2014, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following the news of the disappearance. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing carrying 239 onboard was reported missing after the crew failed to check in as scheduled while flying over the sea between Malaysia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, according to published reports.

  • Family members of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight...

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    Family members of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight cry at a hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia on March 9, 2014.

  • A member of the military personnel looks out of a...

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    A member of the military personnel looks out of a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C130 transport plane during the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane over the South China Sea on March 11, 2014.

  • Military personnel look out of a Republic of Singapore Air...

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    Military personnel look out of a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C130 transport plane as they search for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane over the South China Sea on March 11, 2014.

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Three years after Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared from the skies along with its 239 passengers on March 8, 2014, officials called off the search in 2017, ensuring it remains one of the greatest commercial aviation mysteries to date. Look back at the inexplicable tragedy that gripped the world.