Two more vessels equipped with specialised technology will contribute to the ongoing search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared in early March. Earlier today, the 258-bp anchor-handler Go Phoenix (built 2013) began its work in the seas about 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. Another vessel owned by Netherlands Fugro arrived at the Australian port of Freemantle yesterday and will move to the operations area by the end of the week. The geophysical survey unit Fugro Discovery (built 1997) will join Fugro Equator (built 2012), which has already been aiding the search project since July, preparing a detailed sea-bottom chart. Operations will last for up to twelve months. Australian government has allocated AUD 60m ($52.3m) to carry out the search for the missing MH370.
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