Australia begins search operation for missing Malaysian plane Australia is taking charge of coordinating the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines jet in the southern Indian Ocean. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority will coordinate the search supported by the Australian Defence Force and other contributing agencies. Prime Minister Tony Abbott says his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak asked him for help and accepted an offer of additional Australian maritime surveillance resources. Two RAAF AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft which have been assisting the search off Malaysia are being re-tasked. Flight MH370 was carrying 239 people - including six Australians - when it disappeared on March 8 during a flight bound for Beijing. There are now 25 countries searching for the missing airliner as authorities investigate the possibility of a hijacking.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:47:22 +0000
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