Search operations for missing plane resume

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Press Trust of India Perth
Last Updated : Apr 16 2014 | 11:54 AM IST
Search for the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 would continue today with upto 11 military aircraft, three civilian aircraft and 11 ships assisting in operations.
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, a US Navy probe equipped with side-scan sonar, was again deployed last night from Australian navy ship Ocean Shield to map the ocean floor.
Data from the underwater vehicle Bluefin-21 was downloaded and being analyzed by the search authorities, according to a Joint Agency Coordinating Center (JACC) statement.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority has planned a visual search area totaling approximately 55,151 square kilometers.
"The center of the search areas lies approximately 2,087 kilometers north west of Perth," the statement said.

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First Published: Apr 16 2014 | 11:54 AM IST

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