KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The United States (US) Navy Seventh Fleet’s USS Kidd arrived in the northwestern section of the Malacca Strait today to assist in the search efforts for the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370.
The US Embassy, in a statement, here today said there was no detailed information on USS Kidd’s assignment in the Malacca Strait at present.
“Today there is no significant activity to report in the flight MH370 search and rescue effort as we shift our focus from the Gulf of Thailand to the northwestern section of the Malacca Strait,” the statement said.
It said US maritime surveillance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon was still scheduled to arrive in the area tomorrow to aid in the search efforts.
“The P-3C Orion (navy ship) completes its search today of the northwest section of the Malacca Strait where it flew approximately 1,000 miles west with nothing significant to report,” it added.
The MAS plane, which was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew, disappeared from radar while enroute to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur last Saturday one hour after departing from the KL International Airport.
A multinational search now into its seventh day has yet to find any trace of the plane.
The statement also said the embassy would continue to provide updated information as it became available. — Bernama
