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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — With no trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 more than three weeks after it disappeared, the international search effort intensified Monday, with 10 planes and 10 ships expected to scour the latest search area about 1,100 miles west of Perth, Australia, officials said. | |
| Other ships were en route to the zone and were scheduled to arrive in the next several days, including an Australian naval vessel, the Ocean Shield, outfitted with special equipment to detect the pings of the plane’s data recorders, or black boxes, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which is coordinating the search. | Other ships were en route to the zone and were scheduled to arrive in the next several days, including an Australian naval vessel, the Ocean Shield, outfitted with special equipment to detect the pings of the plane’s data recorders, or black boxes, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which is coordinating the search. |
| During each of the past three days, aircraft spotted more debris floating in the new float zone, though none of it has so far been linked to the missing plane. | During each of the past three days, aircraft spotted more debris floating in the new float zone, though none of it has so far been linked to the missing plane. |
| On Saturday, crews on two ships pulled several objects from the rough waters, raising hopes that perhaps the first physical evidence of the Boeing 777-200 had been found. But the debris turned out to be “fishing equipment and other flotsam,” the authority said in a statement late Sunday. | On Saturday, crews on two ships pulled several objects from the rough waters, raising hopes that perhaps the first physical evidence of the Boeing 777-200 had been found. But the debris turned out to be “fishing equipment and other flotsam,” the authority said in a statement late Sunday. |
| Speaking to reporters on Monday morning in Pearce, Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the search remained extraordinarily difficult. But when asked if Australia was considering aborting the effort, he replied, “We are well short of that point.” | Speaking to reporters on Monday morning in Pearce, Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the search remained extraordinarily difficult. But when asked if Australia was considering aborting the effort, he replied, “We are well short of that point.” |
| “We can keep searching for quite some time to come,” he added. “If this mystery is solvable, we will solve it, but I don’t want to underestimate how difficult it is.” | “We can keep searching for quite some time to come,” he added. “If this mystery is solvable, we will solve it, but I don’t want to underestimate how difficult it is.” |
| In Malaysia, more than two dozen relatives of Chinese passengers on Flight 370 arrived from China on Sunday to press Malaysian officials for more answers about the investigation. The Malaysian government has endured withering criticism from the relatives and friends of Chinese passengers, both in Malaysia and in China, who have accused officials of withholding information about the disappearance of the plane and not doing enough to find it. | In Malaysia, more than two dozen relatives of Chinese passengers on Flight 370 arrived from China on Sunday to press Malaysian officials for more answers about the investigation. The Malaysian government has endured withering criticism from the relatives and friends of Chinese passengers, both in Malaysia and in China, who have accused officials of withholding information about the disappearance of the plane and not doing enough to find it. |
| The group protested at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur and demanded an apology from the Malaysian government for declaring last week that the plane had crashed into the Indian Ocean, saying there was insufficient evidence to support that conclusion. | The group protested at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur and demanded an apology from the Malaysian government for declaring last week that the plane had crashed into the Indian Ocean, saying there was insufficient evidence to support that conclusion. |
| Government officials said later that they planned to hold a briefing for the family members that would include “high-level representatives of the Malaysian government.” | Government officials said later that they planned to hold a briefing for the family members that would include “high-level representatives of the Malaysian government.” |
| The Ocean Shield, an offshore support vessel that will be carrying the ping-detecting device, was supposed leave Perth on Sunday, but its departure was rescheduled for Monday, officials said. The ship will also be carrying an unmanned underwater vehicle. | The Ocean Shield, an offshore support vessel that will be carrying the ping-detecting device, was supposed leave Perth on Sunday, but its departure was rescheduled for Monday, officials said. The ship will also be carrying an unmanned underwater vehicle. |
| But the ping detector’s utility, in the absence of more specific information about the location of the wreckage, is questionable. The device will be towed behind the ship at no more than about five knots, or about six miles per hour, and needs to be within about a mile of the black boxes to pick up the signal reliably, making for a slow and painstaking process. The new search area, which was established on Friday, is roughly the size of Poland. | But the ping detector’s utility, in the absence of more specific information about the location of the wreckage, is questionable. The device will be towed behind the ship at no more than about five knots, or about six miles per hour, and needs to be within about a mile of the black boxes to pick up the signal reliably, making for a slow and painstaking process. The new search area, which was established on Friday, is roughly the size of Poland. |
| Searchers, however, say there is no time to waste: The device will be ineffective once the batteries powering the black boxes die, which is expected to happen next week. | Searchers, however, say there is no time to waste: The device will be ineffective once the batteries powering the black boxes die, which is expected to happen next week. |
| The recovery of debris might also help pinpoint the location of the wreckage, though experts are doubtful. When debris is found quickly enough after a crash into the sea, investigators can trace its drift back to the impact site and conduct an underwater search for the black boxes. But in the case of Flight 370, any debris, if found, might well have drifted hundreds of miles. | The recovery of debris might also help pinpoint the location of the wreckage, though experts are doubtful. When debris is found quickly enough after a crash into the sea, investigators can trace its drift back to the impact site and conduct an underwater search for the black boxes. But in the case of Flight 370, any debris, if found, might well have drifted hundreds of miles. |
| The search area was shifted after new analysis of radar data from the morning of March 8 determined that the plane was traveling faster than previously thought and therefore would have burned fuel more quickly. | The search area was shifted after new analysis of radar data from the morning of March 8 determined that the plane was traveling faster than previously thought and therefore would have burned fuel more quickly. |