Black box leaves MH370 searches with a 'shot in the dark'
[2014-04-17 13:52]The agonizing search for the vanished MH370 and its equally confounding black box is now reaching into seemingly inaccessible depths, with the best technologies reaching their limit.
Chinese naval vessels move southward in MH370 search
[2014-04-16 15:55]Chinese ships searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Wednesday adjusted their search area and moved southward.
China covers 646,000 sq km searching for MH370
[2014-04-16 01:43]Chinese vessels have covered 646,000 square kilometers in the southern Indian Ocean in search of the missing Malaysian flight MH370, said the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center on Tuesday.
Robot sub returns to water after 1st try cut short
[2014-04-16 01:22]A robotic submarine looking for the lost Malaysian jet began its second mission Tuesday after cutting short its first because the ocean waters where it was sent were too deep, officials said.
Bluefin ends first mission in flight hunt prematurely
[2014-04-16 01:07]The autonomous underwater device Bluefin-21, which was deployed on Monday for its first search mission for MH370, faced unexpected depths and ended its mission prematurely, US navy Captain Mark Matthews said on Tuesday.
Malaysia jet search area too deep for submarine
[2014-04-15 09:18]The search area for the missing Malaysian jet has proved too deep for a robotic submarine which was hauled back to the surface of the Indian Ocean less than half way.
New phase in MH370 search with undersea vehicle set to launch
[2014-04-14 20:47]The Australian and US searchers hunting for the missing Malaysian flight MH370 on Monday confirmed the underwater autonomous vehicle would be deployed "very soon".
Official says sub will be used in search for jet
[2014-04-14 13:55]An Australian official said crews will send the Bluefin-21 drone into the Indian Ocean for the first time to look for the plane on the sea floor.
Searchers consider undersea robot in hunt for MH370
[2014-04-14 11:05]Australian officials leading the search for a missing Malaysia Airlines are weighing when to deploy an underwater robot to aid in the hunt.
Missing plane's black box batteries may have died
[2014-04-14 10:49]The hunt for the missing Malaysian jet continued to focus on a search for weakening radio signals from deep beneath the waves despite mounting evidence that the black boxes' batteries may finally have died.
Missing plane's black boxes may have gone silent
[2014-04-14 07:34]After four strong underwater signals, all has gone quiet in the hunt for MH370, indicating the batteries on the black boxes may have died.
Missing plane's black boxes may have gone silent
[2014-04-14 03:43]After four strong underwater signals in the past week, all has gone quiet in the hunt for missing Malaysia Airline Flight MH370, indicating that the batteries on the all-important black boxes may have finally died.