An inflatable boat is launched from HMAS Success during the search in the southern Indian Ocean for signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
An intense search is underway in the southern Indian Ocean for signs of debris from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed into the sea after it went missing on March 8. A list of the countries taking part and what they have sent to help the search overseen by Australia from a military base near the southwestern city of Perth:
AUSTRALIA:Four military P-3 Orion planes; four civilian planes; the navy supply ship HMAS Success.
CHINA:Two Ilyushin IL-76 planes; the polar supply ship Snow Dragon; the warships Kunlunshan, Haikou and Qiandaohu.
JAPAN:Two military P-3 Orion planes.
NEW ZEALAND:One military P-3 Orion plane; one civilian plane.
UNITED STATES:One military P-8 Poseidon plane.
SOUTH KOREA:One military P-3 Orion plane.