From the New Straits Times:
"One Orion commenced searching the Indian Ocean to the north and west of the Cocos Islands yesterday. The next sweep will take place this evening as an AP-3C Orion transits from the Cocos Islands to RAAF Base Pearce in western Australia," he said in a statement yesterday."
Abbott said he also informed Najib that Australia would make additional maritime surveillance aircraft available to extend the effort to locate MH370.
It's a despairingly isolated and vast area to cover.
NST also reports that Malaysian investigators are currently favouring the theory that MH370 headed north.
Last edited by Blake777; 18th Mar 2014 at 06:32.
Reason: Edit mistake