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And as soon as we know more, we will share it. operational updates. as a result of this new data analysis, the search-and-rescue operation in the northern corridor has been called off. we have also stopped the search-and-rescue operation in the northern part of the southern corridor close to indonesia. all search efforts are now focused in the southern part of the southern corridor, in an area covering some 469,407 square nautical miles, and this is as against 2.24 million square nautical miles which was announced on 18th of march. we are currently working to further narrow down the search area using the four methods i mentioned previously, which is to gather information from satellite surveillance, analysis of the surveillance radar data, increasing air and surface ....
That whole formula of what makes it most likely for it to be here is the presence of this. this is a 35 billion dolls navy plane called the pa-poseidon. it is the most advanced plane in the world. it is able to cover thousands of square miles in the course of a single flight searching for any sign of debris on the surface. it is not perfect but the presence of this plane is an effort to overcome the physical limitations of looking at the water. where to watch is off the coast of australia. somebody on our air said it is like looking for a needle in a haystack among many, many, many haystacks. it is such a gigantic area, 2.24 million square nautical miles. ....
Day 11 since malaysian airline flight 370 vanished with 239 on board. today, here s the new information. whoever was flying the plane when it made the first sharp turn to the west used the on board computer system to preprogram that change. well, this is what this means. it tells us whoever was at the controls has significant knowledge of a boeing aircraft, the pilots, and it wasn t just someone manually navigated the plane. also today, the search area has become mind bogingly large. the entire search area is now 2.24 million square nautical miles. ....
reporter: and you can t find that box until you find the plane. this is an enormous search area. and it is something that malaysia cannot possibly search on its own. 2.24 million square nautical miles to be precise. an area nearly the size of the continental united states. dozens of planes, ships and helicopters from 26 countries are scouring this massive region. china and kazakhstan are taking the lead in the northern corrid corridor. australia and ipd nies yeah take the lead in the southern route. the australians are focusing their search on this area. the possible flight path they got based on the final pings from the plane to a satellite. they can t plot an exact position for each one, but sequentially they can be built up into a possible route the aircraft took. the u.s. navy is deploying a p 8 poseidon and a p-3 orion. ....
That, not to jump to that conclusion. sometimes pilots are fighting just amazing battles and hear about it. investigators in the u.s. as they have done in the past point out details to support their theorys. the latest is that the sharp turn to the west was preprogrammed into the plane s navigation, even before the co-pilot told control all right, good night. but that isn t evidence of foul play. the pilot could have done it protectively in the event of an emergency. theories based on hijacking have also fallen short. thus far, no one onboard flight 370 has been linked to any known terror group. background checks cleared all 153 of china s citizens. a malaysia officials have repeatedly stressed, in order to have the evidence, they must find the plane. the entire search area is now 2.24 million square nautical miles. ....