epa04434239 A picture made available 06 October 2014 shows the Fugro Discovery search vessel moored at Fremantle Port, Perth, Australia, 05 October 2014. The search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 entered a new phase on 05 October as special vessels arrived in the southern Indian Ocean to probe canyons and peaks 6,000 metres under the surface of the ocean. The Dutch deep sea survey vessel Fugro Discovery arrived in Perth for restocking and will join the GO Phoenix, which is already in the search area and which is fitted with special sonar and cameras mounted on deep sea drones, by 10 October, officials said. EPA/ANGIE RAPHAEL AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
SYDNEY: An underwater sonar vehicle used in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 has now been lost to the deep ocean floor after hitting an undersea volcano, Australian officials said Monday.
The “towfish”, pulled behind a search ship and fitted with survey instruments, plunged to the bottom of the remote southern Indian Ocean on Sunday.
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