CANBERRA: A new phase in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has opened with the trilateral talks in Canberra deciding to carry it out over a larger area of the southern Indian Ocean.
Acting Transport Minister of Malaysia Hishammuddin Hussein, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss and Chinese Transport Minister Yang Chuantang called for the continuation with the new phase of the search, adding that it was an opportunity for other nations and research institutes to join in the operations, the Canberra Times reported.
“We obviously have no idea when it’s likely to be found. Just to find and acquire the equipment for the next phase would likely take four to six weeks," Warren Truss said during the meeting.
Truss also said that one of the key elements would be to undertake more detailed oceanographic mapping of prospective search areas, most of which has never been looked at before.
"For the next stage involving sonar and other autonomous vehicles, potentially at very great depths, we need to have an understanding of the ocean floor to be able to undertake that kind of search effectively and safely," Truss said.
A dedicated team of vessels from Australia, Malaysia and China will continue the search in the new phase, and an Australian P-3 Orion jet will also be available to follow up any lead.
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