Six days after flight MH370 disappeared, the Indian Ocean has become the latest area that authorities will scour in an attempt to find the aircraft and her 239 passengers and crew that disappeared without a trace.
"It's my understanding that based on some new information that's not necessarily conclusive - but new information - an additional search area may be opened in the Indian Ocean," White House spokesman Jay Carney said yesterday, without disclosing the nature of the "information".
"We are consulting with international partners about the appropriate assets to deploy," he told a press conference.
He
continued: "There are a number of possible scenarios that are being
investigated as to what happened to the flight. And we are not in a
position at this time to make conclusions about what happened,
unfortunately. But we're actively participating in the search."
"We're
looking at information, pursuing possible leads, working within the
investigation being led by the Malaysian government," Carney added.
“There is no real precedent for a situation like this. The plane vanished,” he said.
Mr Hussein strongly denied reports that data from the plane’s engines showed that it had flown for a further four hours from its last confirmed location and may have been intentionally diverted.
Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that investigators in the US were examining whether the missing plane was “intentionally diverted” from its planned route.
A Royal Malaysian Navy Fennec helicopter prepares to depart to aid in
the search and rescue efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane
over the Straits of Malacca, Malaysia
Taiwan has sent three coast guard patrol ships, several P-130 military
transport planes and a frigate to join in the search, and will dispatch
another frigate to join in the search
Soldier discuss the search plan at the Pingtung Air Base in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan
A soldier looking out for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane from a
Taiwan Air Force C-130 military transport plane over the South China Sea
Taiwan Navy's La Fayette-class frigate Cheng De prepare to leave Tsoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan
Rescue members use binoculars to look for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
An Indonesian air force personnel during a search mission for a
Malaysian Airlines aircraft on board of a military surveillance airplane
over the Malacca straits
The report said US counter-terrorism officials were examining the possibility that the plane’s course had been changed “with the intention of using it later for another purpose” and that its transponders were intentionally turned off to avoid radar detection. Read more and more photos from The Independent...
Culled from: The Independent
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