The next phase of the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has begun in the southern Indian Ocean.
A ship equipped with specialised sonar technology has arrived
in a remote stretch of ocean where the plane is believed to have ended
its flight.The Boeing 777, with 239 people on board, went missing after it veered radically off course on 8 March.
Its whereabouts are still unknown despite a massive international air-and-sea search operation.
Australian officials believe the plane was flying on autopilot when it crashed.
Using satellite data, officials have concluded that the airliner ended its journey in the Indian Ocean, north-west of the Australian city of Perth.
'Big area' On Monday, a vessel contracted by Malaysia, the GO Phoenix, began its work in the seas about 1,800 km (1,100 miles) off western Australia.
It will tow underwater sensors over the sea floor scanning for traces of jet fuel and using sonar and video to try to locate the plane.
The Phoenix will be joined later this month by two ships sent by Dutch contractor Fugro. The operation could last at least a year.
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