MH370: Software hitch on Bluefin-21 resolved, 95% of search area covered


PERTH: The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) codenamed Bluefin-21 faced its second technical issue Friday since its maiden underwater mission to search for the whereabouts of missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370.

The Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC), which oversees the search operation, said the unmanned-vehicle was brought up again early into its 13th mission on Friday due to a software issue that required resetting.

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