Flight MH370: Missing jet NOT in Indian Ocean search zone where acoustic 'pings' were heard
The revelation will further fuel the conspiracy theories surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the jet The missing Malaysia Airlines plane is NOT in the Indian Ocean search zone where acoustic 'pings' were heard, it was announced today. The revelation will further fuel the conspiracy theories surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the jet. FOR ALL THE LATEST ON THE SEARCH - FOLLOW OUR LIVE BLOG. The Australian search team has now abandoned its efforts after a US Navy officer questioned the origin of the 'pings'. The Indian Ocean search area has now been "discounted as the final resting place of MH370”, Australia's transport safety authority said. The announcement came after the US Navy's civilian deputy director of ocean engineering, Michael Dean, said most countries now agreed the sounds detected by the Navy's Towed Ping Locator in April in the southern Indian Ocean came from a man-made source unrelated to the jet, wh...