Australian Search Operations

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  Australian Woman Dies After Cruise Ship Leaves Her Behind On Remote Island

  The woman died on Lizard Island after being left behind by a cruise ship during a hike, prompting an investigation by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

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  Expert Behind New MH370 Search Hopeful Of Find Within A Month

  After years of futile efforts, a fresh hunt for MH370 has set off for the remote Indian Ocean -- and the top Australian scientist who helped pinpoint the new search zone is hopeful the missing jet can be found within weeks.

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  MH370 May Have Fallen At 25,000 Feet Per Minute, Searchers Say

  Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, missing for more than two years, may have plummeted at 25,000 feet a minute in its final moments and wasn't configured to land when it hit the water, according to the latest analysis by Australian investigators.

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  Ten Months On, Australia Confident of Finding MH370

  Missing airliner MH370 is "very likely" to be found if it lies in the vast undersea zone now being scoured, and is probably in good condition despite being submerged for 10 months, the Australian search chief told AFP.

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  Fourth Ship to Join Search For Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

  A fourth search vessel equipped with a sophisticated underwater drone is set to join the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the Australian search coordinator said on Wednesday.

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  Object Spotted in Sea Not from AirAsia Plane: Indonesian Vice President

  An object spotted during a sea search operation for an AirAsia plane was not from the aircraft, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Monday after reports that an Australian surveillance aircraft had found something.

• No Sign Yet of MH370 in First Update of Underwater Search

  Australian authorities released their first update on the latest underwater probe for missing flight MH370 on Wednesday, saying more than 670 square kilometres (260 square miles) had been searched without success.

• Australia Calls off Search for Indian Seafarer Who Fell Overboard

  Australian authorities have ceased search operations for a 41-year-old Indian seafarer who fell overboard from a ship on Sunday.

• Finding MH370 Impossible Without New Leads: Australian Expert

  An Australian deep sea expert said on Friday that finding the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be "virtually impossible" without new clues.

• Submarine drone search for Malaysian plane to continue

  A U.S. submarine drone will keep scouring the Indian Ocean floor for traces of a missing Malaysian jetliner after it finishes its current targeted search, Australian authorities told Reuters as a tropical cyclone suspended the air search.

• Oil slick detected in Malaysian jet MH370 search area

  An oil slick has been detected in the Indian Ocean within the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 but has yet to be analysed, the Australian leading the operation said today.

• Won't rest till answers are found: Malaysian PM on MH 370 tragedy

  Officials have warned that the investigation may never produce answers into why the Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared

• Malaysia jet search flights called off due to severe weather

  Aircraft searches for a Malaysia jetliner presumed crashed in the southern Indian Ocean have been called off for Thursday due to bad weather, a U.S. Navy officer told Reuters.

• Searchers draw blank in southern search for Malaysia plane

  Australian and American planes drew a blank on Wednesday on the first full day of search across a vast tract of the southern Indian Ocean for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.