MH370 Lost in Indian Ocean: 6 countries involved in search. KUALA LUMPUR: Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said today’s search for any signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH370 in the Australian Search and Rescue Region is now underway. In a statement on its website, AMSA said a total of six countries are now assisting in the search and recovery operation – Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Japan, China and the Republic of Korea. It also said a total of seven military and five civil aircraft will be involved in today’s search activities. One Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft from China departed Perth around 8am (Australian Eastern Daylight Time- AEDT) (5am local time) for the search area. A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P3 Orion aircraft NZ P-3K2 departed for the search area around 9.10am (6am local time). A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P3 Orion scheduled to depart Perth around 11am (8am local time). A US Navy P8 Poseidon is due to depart around 2pm (11am local time). A Japanese P3 Orion is due to depart Perth around 3pm (noon local time). A second RAAF P3 Orion is scheduled to depart for the search area around 4pm (1pm local time). A Republic of Korea P3 Orion is due to depart around 5pm (2pm local time). “Two civil aircraft have now departed Perth for the search area. The remaining three civil aircraft will depart for the search area between 10am (AEDT) and midday. “A total of 34 State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers from Western Australia will be air observers on board the five civil aircraft,” AMSA said. It added that HMAS Success and China’s polar supply ship Xue Long are now in the search area.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:00:37 +0000
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