Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane Isn't in Search Area, Officials Say

The autonomous underwater vehicle searching for debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet off the coast of Australia concluded its search on Thursday, finding no sign of the plane. The ship that’s been towing the device, called the Bluefin-21, is now headed back to base.

“The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has advised that the search in the vicinity of the acoustic detections can now be considered complete and in its professional judgement, the area can now be discounted as the final resting place of MH370,” Australia’s Joint Agency Coordination Centre announced in a statement. Read more...