MH370 search: Ocean Shield continues more focused sweeps


A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion flies past Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield in this file picture - AFP

PERTH: As the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 enters the 36th day, the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield continues more focused sweeps with the towed pinger locator to try and locate further signals related to the aircraft's black boxes.

The Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) said AP-3C Orions continued their acoustic search, working in conjunction with Ocean Shield while the oceanographic ship HMS Echo was also working in the area with Ocean Shield.

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