MH370: Geostrategist says passengers can sustain up to 2 months

A geostrategist on Tuesday dwelled on the prospects of aircraft passengers' survival in the event of a crash at sea.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) geostrategist Prof Dr Azmi Hassan who spoke to Bernama said if flight MH307 had really crashed at sea, survivors could likely sustain for up to two months at sea.

"That is if they are in an emergency dinghy that contains all the essential items such as vests, tents and food," he opined.

Meanwhile, he encouraged anxious families of the missing flight's passengers and crew to remain calm and positive.

"The radar could not detect the aircraft probably because the latter was flying too low. The radar's tracking capability is limited," he said.

On Saturday, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH370 flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing carrying 227 passengers including two infants and 12 crew members went off the radar at 1.30am, about one hour after departing from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang.

The aircraft was carrying passengers from 14 countries, half of whom were Chinese nationals and 38 Malaysians.