Scans of Indian Ocean floor may be completed within week
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="MH">MH</span>370 <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="its">its</span> 44<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sonar">sonar</span> <span word="scans">scans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="drone">drone</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="narrowed">narrowed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="kilometer">kilometer</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bluefin">Bluefin</span>-21 <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="scouring">scouring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="unmapped">unmapped</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="some">some</span> 2,000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Perth">Perth</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 8 <span word="with">with</span> 239 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 154 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="submarine">submarine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="dive">dive</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wreckage">wreckage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="juncture">juncture</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Hishammuddin">Hishammuddin</span> <span word="Hussein">Hussein</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="centered">centered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="acoustic">acoustic</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="recorders">recorders</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 8.</p><p><span word="Weeks">Weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="sorties">sorties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="narrowing">narrowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arc">arc</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p>
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