Chinese icebreaker continues search for MH370
Xinhua, March 25, 2014 Adjust font size:
Chinese icebreaker Xuelong on Tuesday pressed ahead with the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Xuelongto arrive at search area Tuesday Chinese Antarctic exploration team members aboard Chinese icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon), search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 over the southern Indian Ocean, March 23, 2014. The icebreaker, travelling at full speed, was about 770 sea miles from the search area of the missing jet up to 10 am Sunday. [Xinhua] |
The Antarctic research vessel is now 130 nautical miles away from its target area.
Due to bad weather, the ship has lowered its speed, but continued to scour waters surrounding the area where Chinese searching planes spotted some suspicious objects Monday.
