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MH370: Search now focused on southern part of the Indian Ocean

KUALA LUMPUR — The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is now exclusively focused on the southern part of the Indian Ocean, Malaysia’s Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today (March 25).

Crew members of the Australian Navy ship, HMAS Success, look out from the deck after a potential sighting was reported in the southern Indian Ocean during the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in this picture released by the Australian Defence Force March 25, 2014. Photo: Reuters

Crew members of the Australian Navy ship, HMAS Success, look out from the deck after a potential sighting was reported in the southern Indian Ocean during the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in this picture released by the Australian Defence Force March 25, 2014. Photo: Reuters

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KUALA LUMPUR — The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is now exclusively focused on the southern part of the Indian Ocean, Malaysia’s Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today (March 25).

He said the operations in the northern corridor had been called off following the satellite data received by Malaysia yesterday.

“Although yesterday’s news was incredibly hard for the families of passengers aboard MH370, but we are committed to releasing verified information as soon as possible.

“The operation in the northern part of the southern corridor has also been called off,” Mr Hishammuddin told reporters at the Putra World Trade Centre today.

He said the new search in the southern Indian Ocean would cover a total radius of 469,467 square nautical miles. THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER

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