Latest update from AMSA
AMSA and ATSB have issued a joint press release on latest updates from search operation of Malaysia Airlines aircraft.
The AMSA search for any sign of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been shifted to an areanorth following advice from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
An international air crash investigation team in Malaysia provided updated advice to the ATSB, whichhas examined the information and determined an area 1100 kilometres to the north east of the existingsearch area is now the most credible lead as to where debris may be located.
The new search area is approximately 319,000 square kilometres, about 1850 kilometres west of Perth.The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is re-tasking satellites to capture images ofthe new area.
Weather conditions are better in the revised area and ten aircraft have been tasked for today’s search.
Four of the ten aircraft are overhead the search area, with a further six planes to fly over the area today.
Six ships are relocating to the new search area including HMAS Success and five Chinese ships.Chinese Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) patrol ship, Haixun 01, is in the search area.HMAS Success is expected to arrive in the search area late tomorrow night.A US towed pinger locator and Bluefin-21 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle have arrived in Perth toassist with location and recovery of the black box.
The depth of the water in the search area is between 2000 and 4000 metres.
These will be fitted to Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield which will arrive in Western Australia inthe coming days.
AMSA has a dedicated webpage providing updates from the search operation of MH370:
www.amsa.gov.au/media/incidents/mh370-search.asp
Also read what media reports about MH370 search operation at the following articles
The Telegraph – MH370 latest updates
BBC – Flight MH370: Search shifted after credible lead
Reuters – Search for lost Malaysian jet shifts significantly after new lead
