Despair voiced in hunt for plane
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="imagery">imagery</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="remains">remains</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objects">objects</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2,500 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Perth">Perth</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 24 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Young">Young</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="redirected">redirected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objects">objects</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="locate">locate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>."</p><p><span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="imagery">imagery</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="insufficiently">insufficiently</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> 777-200.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="MH">MH</span>370, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> 239 <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 154 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="screens">screens</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 8 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kuala">Kuala</span> <span word="Lumpur">Lumpur</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p>
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