After nearly three years, the hunt for Malaysia
Airlines Flight 370 ended in futility and frustration Tuesday, as crews
completed their deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean
without finding a trace of the plane. The Joint Agency Coordination Center in
Australia, which has helped lead the $160 million hunt for the Boeing 777 in
remote waters west of Australia, said the search had officially been suspended
after crews finished their fruitless sweep of the 120,000-square kilometer
(46,000-square mile) search zone.
‘‘Despite every effort using the best science available,
cutting-edge technology, as well as modelling and advice from highly skilled
professionals who are the best in their field, unfortunately, the search has
not been able to locate the aircraft,’’ the agency said in a statement.
‘‘Accordingly, the underwater search for MH370 has been suspended.’’ Officials
investigating the plane’s disappearance have recommended search crews head
north to a new area identified in a recent analysis as a possible crash site.
But the Australian government has already nixed that idea.
After nearly three years, the search for Malaysia
Airlines Flight 370 has ended in futility. Crews have finally completed their
deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean without finding a
single trace of the plane.The Joint Agency Coordination Center in Australia
said Tuesday that the search had officially been suspended after crews finished
their fruitless sweep of the 120,000-square kilometer (46,000-square mile)
search zone west of Australia.
Last year, Australia, Malaysia and China — which have
each helped fund the search — agreed that the hunt would be suspended once the
search zone was exhausted unless new evidence emerges that pinpoints the
plane’s specific location. Since no technology currently exists that can tell
investigators exactly where the plane is, that effectively means the most
expensive, complex search in aviation history is over.
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