The US navy has ordered a ship to the Indian Ocean to search for a missing Malaysian airliner amid reports the plane kept pinging a satellite after losing radar contact. The focus of search efforts shifted on Thursday from the South China Sea after the White House said new information indicated that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, with 239 on board, may have gone down to the west in the Indian Ocean. Malaysian authorities expanded their search for the plane westward towards India, based on reports that it could have flown for hours after it last made contact. Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysian transport minister, said his government was asking for radar data from India and other neighbouring countries. For its part, India plans to deploy aircraft and ships in the southern section of the sea, a senior Indian official told the Associated Press news agency. In Washington DC, Jay Carney, White House spokesman, said: Its my understanding that based on some new information thats not necessarily conclusive, but new information, an additional search area may be opened in the Indian Ocean. We are consulting with international partners about the appropriate assets to deploy. #Aljazeera
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:01:19 +0000
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