Search for MH370 enters transition phase, says Hishammuddin

KUALA LUMPUR: The search for the wreckage from the crashed MH370 has entered a transition phase emphasizing the deep-sea search, 69 days after it took off from Kuala Lumpur, said Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (pic).

Speaking at a press conference at the Royale Chulan here on Thursday, Hishammuddin said this had been determined after meetings with Chinese and Australian authorities, and that the details of the transition stage have been approved by the Malaysian Government after a Cabinet briefing earlier in the week.