First of three ships restarts search for MH370

World Today

It’s been more than four months since the air, sea, and underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was suspended, after authorities concluded that what they had hoped were pings or signals from the plane’s black boxes were in fact yet another false lead.

Since then, two ships have spent months using sonar to make detailed maps of the ocean floor so that the undersea search could resume with a greater chance of success. CCTV America’s Rian Maelzer reports from Kuala Lumpur.

A ship contracted by the Malaysian government arrived in the key search area on Monday to begin the undersea search. A second ship contracted by the Australian government has arrived in Fremantle, Australia to take on crew and equipment before joining the search in the coming days.

It’s expected to be joined by another ship from the same company which has been conducting the undersea survey since June.