Ships in MH370 search readied for cold-climate conditions


The Fugro Discovery search vessel moored at Fremantle Port, Perth, Australia, 05 October 2014. PIX EPA.

PETALING JAYA: The two ships involved in the search for the wreckage of the crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Fugro Equator and Fugro Discovery, have undergone winterisation to continue search operations, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Liow said in a press release on Thursday that the winterisation process was to ensure that the required area was searched as quickly and effectively as possible.

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