The air-to-sea search involving a multi-national for the Boeing 777-200 that flew flight MH370 on the 8th March has been put on hold, as the weather closes in on that part of the Southern Indian Ocean.
The forecast for today doesn’t make for nice reading, with conditions expected to encounter strong gale force winds of up to 80km/h with periods of heavy rain, and low cloud with a ceiling between 200 and 500 feet.
In addition, the HMAS Success has moved out of the area to find calmer seas, with waves up to 2 meters high, and swells of 4 meters.
These conditions pose a hazard to the crews aboard the planes and ships that would conduct the search. With these conditions – the search is off for today.
The search will hopefully resume tomorrow (subject to conditions improving), with forecasts for the weather to improve over the coming days.
Once the search is allowed to continue, the focus can return to the area – all the more important now due to the latest statement by the Malaysian Prime Minister today – and that the demands for physical proof that the plane went down comes loudly from the distraught families…
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