Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Malaysia Airlines MH370: Submarine sent down for second trip after first mission fails to find trace of missing plane

The Bluefin-21 submarine has been deployed on its second mission in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, after data from its first dive failed to find any trace of the plane.
The autonomous underwater vehicle was sent on its second underwater journey on Tuesday night, leaving from the Australian vessel Ocean Shield.
The Joint Agency Coordination Centre said data from Bluefin-21's first mission had not captured any debris or other objects of interest.
The unmanned submarine's first mission had to be cut short after it exceeded its depth limit of 4,500 metres and an inbuilt safety feature brought it back to the surface.
Today's search for the missing plane will include 11 military aircraft, three civil planes and 11 ships.
Poor weather is expected to bring showers and sea swells of up to two metres to the area.
The flight vanished off radar screens on March 8 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, including six Australians.
The submarine was launched after authorities gave up hope of relocating underwater signals from MH370's flight recorders.
16/04/14 ABC News
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