Search for MH370 enters new underwater phase
30 Sept 2014 6:15 AM IST
MH370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 with 239 people onboard and no trace of the Boeing 777-200 has been found despite a massive air, sea and underwater search.
Authorities have since used technical data to focus the search in the southern Indian Ocean far west of Western Australia along the thin, long arc from which the plane emitted its last satellite ‘handshake’.Australia has been spearheading the hunt for the plane, which is believed to have come down after mysteriously diverting off-course, leaving search teams with a dauntingly vast task that has been beset by false leads and initial confusion — to the continued frustration of grieving relatives.The phase to begin in early October will see two ships, Fugro Discovery and Malaysian-contracted GO Phoenix, send sophisticated sonar systems some 5,000 metres (3 miles) below sea level.
Authorities have since used technical data to focus the search in the southern Indian Ocean far west of Western Australia along the thin, long arc from which the plane emitted its last satellite ‘handshake’.Australia has been spearheading the hunt for the plane, which is believed to have come down after mysteriously diverting off-course, leaving search teams with a dauntingly vast task that has been beset by false leads and initial confusion — to the continued frustration of grieving relatives.The phase to begin in early October will see two ships, Fugro Discovery and Malaysian-contracted GO Phoenix, send sophisticated sonar systems some 5,000 metres (3 miles) below sea level.
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