Search For Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Boosted With Black-Box Detector

Search For Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Boosted With Black-Box Detector

The Maritime Safety Authority of Australia revealed that it will send a ship that is capable of detecting an airplane black-box to help in trying to find the location of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

The AMSA indicated that the warship will provide assistance to efforts in locating the missing aircraft. The ship was dispatched even after some objects discovered in the Indian Ocean were determined to have no connecting to the missing passenger jet.

Ocean Shield, the black-box detector vessel of Australia, will journey for four days before it will reach the search zone of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The search zone is located around 1,185 kilometers or 1,150 miles west of Australia. The black box of the Boeing 777 may shed some light on the reason why the aircraft went off course and eventually disappear three weeks ago. The aircraft was on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur and carried 239 people.

The AMSA revealed that numerous objects were recovered in the Indian Ocean. These objects were initially thought to be a part of the missing aircraft. However, it was later determined that these objects were fishing equipment and other objects not linked to the missing passenger jet.

A total of eight ships and nine aircraft have been combing the search area last Sunday, searching for objects and clues that may shed some light on what happened to the aircraft. A number of merchant vessels have also joined the search as they sail through the area. The number of vessels involved in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is considered the biggest number in history.

Posted by James Fried on Wednesday April 02 2014, 3:00 AM EST. Ref: Time. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0