Malaysia Airjet News Update: The search for a Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean was again cut short on Wednesday when technical problems forced a U.S. Navy underwater drone to surface without finding anything, officials said.
Hopes have been pinned on the Bluefin-21, Artemis, autonomous underwater vehicle finding the first concrete sign of the plane in more than six weeks of hunting. Massive air and sea search for missing airjet is continuing almost 2,000 kilometres off the coast of Perth, according to CBC News.
Evidence suggests that the aircraft was intentionally side-tracked from its scheduled route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing but Malaysian authorities have still not ruled out mechanical problems as causing its disappearance.
CBC News reported that according to the Australian agency leading the search, an unspecified technical problem meant the Bluefin resurfaced early on Wednesday and analysis of the sonar data downloaded showed no significant detections.
A promised video conference with Malaysian authorities became the latest part of the aftermath of the plane's disappearance to encounter technical difficulties, according to CNN.
Families of the passengers on the missing plane who attended at the Beijing briefing Wednesday exploded in anger and stormed out.
A Chinese man screamed at the screen as a teleconference with Malaysian authorities took place. He said, "You're all bloody liars, and you're lying to us again," according to a translation.
Jing Hui, a spokesman for some of the families, said, "We will request their team of experts to come to Beijing to conduct face-to-face communications and fulfill their commitment. What Is the truth? What problem do they want to cover up?"
Families of the passengers, most of which were Chinese, have become very distrustful of Malaysian government authorities and officials with the airline. According to CNN, that was apparent in the request for MH370's log book.
John Goglia, a former member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, told CNN the log is typically on the plane and even if it wasn't, investigators wouldn't reveal specific information from it.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on March 8 with 239 people aboard after leaving Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bound for Beijing.
With no debris found after weeks of searches and no possible pings from the plane's "black boxes" detected in a week, officials said it's time to focus the search underwater, CNN reported.
