Death toll rises to 171 in S.Korean ferry disaster
Seoul – Death toll from a sunken South Korean ferry rose to 171 on Thursday, but bodies recovered from the ship grew at a slower pace as search operations were hampered by unexpectedly swift currents.On the ninth day since the ferry … Continue reading Death toll rises to 171 in S.Korean ferry disaster
Bluefin-21 completes two thirds of focused underwater search area
Kuala Lumpur/Perth – Bluefin-21 has searched approximately two thirds of the focused underwater search area to date with nothing found, the Joint Agency Coordination Center ( JACC) said in its latest update Monday.According to the JACC, this morning, Bluefin-21 AUV … Continue reading Bluefin-21 completes two thirds of focused underwater search area
Underwater vehicle to be deployed in hours, MH370 search chief
Kuala Lumpur/Perth – Searchers will deploy an underwater vehicle within hours to comb the sea bed after the hunt for missing Malaysian flight MH370 dragged into 38th day, the search chief said Monday. The Bluefin-21 underwater vehicle will be dropped … Continue reading Underwater vehicle to be deployed in hours, MH370 search chief
Australian PM confident on MH370 black box
Kuala Lumpur/Perth/Shanghai – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday that he is confident that rescuers know the position of flight MH370’s black box. “We are confident that we know the position of the black box flight recorder to … Continue reading Australian PM confident on MH370 black box
Gunmen abduct women from Malaysia dive resort
Kuala Lumpur – Suspected Filipino rebels seized a Chinese tourist and a hotel receptionist from a resort in eastern Malaysia, then fled on the speed boat they arrived in, Malaysian and Philippine officials have said. Six men armed with pistols … Continue reading Gunmen abduct women from Malaysia dive resort