Stabilizing their altitude at 10, 000 feet, the Navy pilot initiated the emergency destruct plan for the sensitive data and equipment on board -- and considered ditching the plane into the sea.
As the battery explosions earlier this month demonstrate, the idea that these computerized controls would make the lithium-ion batteries safe for a plane flying 40, 000 feet above sea level filled with passengers is inadequate.
On Sunday, the junta closed all Guinea-Bissau's air and sea borders after Portugal announced it was sending two navy ships and a military plane for a possible evacuation of its nationals.