Search for MH370 could take years, says US naval officer
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could take years, a United States naval officer suggested today, as search and rescue officials raced to locate the plane's black box recorder days before its batteries are set to die.
Australia Establishes Search and Investigation Protocol
Australia, which is coordinating the search in the southern Indian Ocean, said it had established a new body to oversee the investigation and issued countries involved in the search a set of protocols to abide by should any wreckage be found.
This week, Australia issued a set of rules and guidelines to all parties involved in the search, giving Malaysia authority over the investigation of any debris to be conducted on Australian soil, a spokesman at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told Reuters.
"Australia intends to bring the wreckage ashore at Perth and hold it securely for the purposes of the Malaysian investigation," the spokesman said.
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This is beginning to look like a long long operation. There is obviously no detectable debris on the ocean surface and the only way to go ahead is the long haul ocean floor sonar scanning which could take years.