Factual Information 2015:1.18 Additional Information/1.18.2.2

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1.18.2.2 Mangosteen Fruit

The mangosteen fruit on board MH370 on 08 March 2014 originated from Poh Seng Kian of No.79, 6¼ mile Kesang, 84000 Muar, Johore, Malaysia. About 2,500 kg of the fruit were harvested from Muar and the rest from Sumatra, Indonesia. Photographs of the mangosteen orchard and a typical mangosteen plant are shown as Figures 1.18.3I and 1.18.3J, below respectively.

 

 

Figure 1.18I Mangosteen orchard in Muar, Johor, Malaysia Figure 1.18J Mangosteen plant/fruits

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The mangosteens were packed in plastic basket of between 8 to 9 kg per basket with a piece of sponge soaked with water placed on top of the fruits to maintain their freshness (Figures 1.18K and 1.18L below). The packed fruits were then loaded on the trucks which proceeded to MAS Cargo Complex at KLIA, Sepang. At the complex, four ULD containers were provided by MAS cargo staff to the forwarding agent. The forwarding agent then loaded the packed fruits into the ULD containers. The consignment was then inspected by the Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (FAMA) of Malaysia. After obtaining the clearance the forwarding agent handed over the consignments to the MAS loaders for loading them into the aircraft.

 

 

Figure 1.18K - Plastic baskets of mangosteens Figure 1.18L Piece of soaked sponge placed on top of mangosteens

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Flight MH370 on 08 March 2014 carried four ULD containers of mangosteens - ULD

AKE3497MH weighing 1,128 kg was placed at cargo bay 41L, ULD AKE90787MH weighing 1,152 kg at cargo bay 41F, ULD AKE3372MH weighing 1,148 kg at cargo bay 43L and ULD AKE8535MH weighing 1,138 kg at 44L. The loading arrangement is shown in Figure 1.18M below. Loading Instruction/report is shown in the MH370 cargo manifest (Appendix 1.18K).

 

 

Figure 1.18M - Loading Arrangement of ULDs of Mangosteens

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	ULD	Weight	Position
1.	AKE3497MH	1,128kg	41L
2.	AKE90787MH	1,152kg	41F
3.	AKE3372MH	1,148kg	43L
4.	AKE8535MH	1,138kg	44L

From January 2014 till May 2014 there were a total of eighty five shipments of mangosteens to Beijing, China. The list of Airway Bills is shown in Appendix 1.18C. The combination of the two cargo shipments (Lithium Ion Batteries and mangosteens) carried together from January to May 2014 were thirty six times (Appendix 1.18L – List of Shipments (in red) from January to May 2014).

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