Indian search finds no trace of missing Malaysian plane

New Delhi: Indian navy ships supported by surveillance planes and helicopters are scouring Andaman Sea islands for a third day without any success in finding evidence of a missing Malaysia Airlines jet. VSR Murthy, a top Indian coast guard official, says the search has been expanded farther west into the Bay of Bengal on Saturday. Nearly a dozen ships, patrol vessels, surveillance aircraft and helicopters have been deployed but Murthy says, “We have got nothing so far.” [caption id=“attachment_1430175” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] The Indian search has been unsuccessful as well for now. AP[/caption] Seeing no headway, Malaysian authorities suggested Friday a new search area of 9,000 square kilometers (3,474 square miles) to India along the Chennai coast in the Bay of Bengal, India’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. Associated Press