This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26972045
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Malaysia plane MH370: Possible new signal in search | Malaysia plane MH370: Possible new signal in search |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| A plane searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has detected a possible new signal in the southern Indian Ocean, Australian officials say. | |
| An Australian P-3 Orion aircraft picked up the signal in the same area where an Australian vessel detected audio pings earlier this week, officials said. | An Australian P-3 Orion aircraft picked up the signal in the same area where an Australian vessel detected audio pings earlier this week, officials said. |
| The signal would require further analysis, but could have been from a "man-made source", officials said. | The signal would require further analysis, but could have been from a "man-made source", officials said. |
| Flight MH370 vanished on 8 March, with 239 people on board. | Flight MH370 vanished on 8 March, with 239 people on board. |
| The search zone was tightened on Thursday after a US navy "towed pinger locator" picked up audio signals in the area, sparking hopes that the plane's black box was in the area. | |
| Australian vessel Ocean Shield picked up four acoustic signals in the area, twice over the weekend and twice on Tuesday. | |
| Speaking after the latest possible signal was detected, retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, who is leading search efforts, said: "The acoustic data will require further analysis overnight but shows potential of being from a made-made source." | |
| Up to 14 planes and 13 ships are involved in Thursday's search, scouring an area of 57,923 sq km (22 300 sq miles), around 2,280km (1,400 miles) north-west of Perth. It is the smallest designated area in the hunt to date. | |
| Planes have dropped buoys equipped with hydrophone listening devices into the water to help pick up signals. | |
| The batteries on the black box only last about a month, so teams need to work quickly to track the audio signals before they stop broadcasting. |