Malaysia Airlines plane has again been
suspended because of bad weather in
the southern Indian Ocean.
Australian officials said all aircraft were
returning to base and ships were leaving
the search area.
On Wednesday Malaysian officials
revealed fresh satellite images from the
area that showed a possible debris field
from the missing plane.
Flight MH370 disappeared on 8 March
with 239 people on board.
It had been en route from Kuala Lumpur
to Beijing when it disappeared from air
traffic controllers' screens over the
South China Sea.
So far, not a single item of debris linked
to the missing plane has been
recovered.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority
(Amsa), co-ordinating the search, said
that aircraft had spotted three objects
on Wednesday but despite several
passes had not been able to relocate
them.
As dawn broke on Thursday, Amsa said
six military aircraft, five civilian aircraft
and five ships would be taking part in
the day's search operations.
However, it later announced that the
search was being suspended because of
bad weather. It is the second time this
week the operation has been called off
because of conditions in the area.
The Australian Navy ship HMAS Success
has been in the search area about
2,500km (1,500 miles) south-west of
Perth and has been joined by four
Chinese ships – Xue Long, Kuulunshan,
Haikon and Qiandaohu.
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