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Missing MH370 was on auto pilot when it crashed: Aus officials
Fp Archives •The new search area is based on fresh analysis of existing satellite data from Malaysian Airliner MH370
Mini sub to resume hunt for flight MH 370 in Indian Ocean
Fp Archives •Extensive air and sea searches over vast stretches of the Indian Ocean have failed to find any sign of MH370 which mysteriously diverted from its Kuala Lumpur to Beijing route and is thought to have crashed far off Australia's west coast.
Search for missing Malaysia jet MH 370 enters 50th day
Fp Archives •The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has today planned a visual search area totaling approximately 57,311 square kilometres. The centre of the search area lies approximately 1,584 kilometres north west of Perth.
Search area for MH 370 may be expanded as mini sub finds nothing
Fp Archives •Cyclone halts air search for MH 370 in south Indian Ocean
Fp Archives •"Planned air search activities have been suspended for today due to poor weather conditions in the search area as a result of Tropical Cyclone Jack," JACC said in a statement.
Mini sub dives to record depths in search for MH 370
Fp Archives •"The AUV reached a record depth of 4,695 meters during mission four," the US Navy said. "This is the first time the Bluefin-21 has descended to this depth.
Search for MH 370: Mini submarine aborts second dive attempt
Fp Archives •"The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Bluefin-21, was forced to resurface this morning to rectify a technical issue," Australia's Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) said.
14 aircraft, 11 ships and 1 submarine in fresh search for MH 370
Fp Archives •The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 would continue today with upto 11 military aircraft, three civilian aircraft and 11 ships assisting in operations.
Photos: This is Bluefin-21, the mini sub searching for MH370
Fp Archives •A mini-sub hunting for Malaysian jet MH370 prepared to make a second mission to the remote Indian Ocean seabed Tuesday after aborting its first search as it encountered water deeper than its operating limits, officials said. The unmanned submarine loaded with sonar to map the ocean floor deployed on Monday night from the Australian ship Ocean Shield which has spearheaded the hunt for the Boeing 777 that vanished on March 8. Here are some images of it in operation.
Majority of Malaysians believe govt hiding info on MH370
Fp Archives •Fifty-four percent of more than 1,000 people surveyed by Malaysia's leading independent polling firm said the government was not being transparent about the passenger jet's disappearance