Search for Flight 370

A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion parks on the tarmac at the Royal Australian Air Force Base Pearce north of Perth, Australia, March 24, 2014, following its return from a search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 over the Indian Ocean.

Satellite images released by Australia and China had earlier identified possible debris in an area that may be linked to the disappearance of the flight on March 8 with 239 people aboard.

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Perth, Australia

A member of Japan's disaster relief team inspects a Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft before it took off from RAAF base Pearce to search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, in Bullsbrook near Perth, March 24, 2014.

A Chinese military aircraft searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner spotted several "suspicious" floating objects on Monday in remote seas off Australia, increasing the likelihood that the wreckage of the plane may soon be found.

Perth, Australia

A Chinese IL-76 plane searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 returns to Perth airport, Australia after a hunting sortie, March 24, 2014.

A Chinese plane on Monday spotted two white, square-shaped objects in an area identified by satellite imagery as containing possible debris from the missing Malaysian airliner, while the United States separately prepared to send a specialized device that can locate black boxes.

Indian Ocean

Sgt. Matthew Falanga on board a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion, search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in southern Indian Ocean, Australia, March 22, 2014.

Indian Ocean

Flight Lt. Jason Nichols on board a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion, takes notes as they search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in southern Indian Ocean, Australia, March 22, 2014.

Flight 370

A graphic provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), shows the approximate position of the objects seen floating in a Chinese satellite image in the southern Indian Ocean that the AMSA is concentrating its search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, March 22, 2014.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

An electronic billboard displays a message about the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 23, 2014.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A man reads the front page of a newspaper with a headline relating to the search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, March 23, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

An electronic billboard displays a message relating to missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 23, 2014.

Canberra, Australia

Australian Maritime Safety Authority Emergency Response Division General Manager John Young speaks to the media about satellite imagery of objects possibly related to the search for Malaysian Airlines flight 370 in Canberra, Australia, March 20, 2014.

Two objects possibly connected to the search for the passenger liner, missing for nearly two weeks after disappearing on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, have been spotted in the southern Indian Ocean.

Indian Ocean

A map of the areas searched between March 18 and March 20, 2014 for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.

Two objects possibly connected to the search for the passenger liner, missing for nearly two weeks after disappearing on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, have been spotted in the southern Indian Ocean, according to published reports quoting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

Western Australia

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A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft from 10 Squadron, No 92 Wing, has post-flight checks conducted by maintenance personnel after its arrival at RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia, March 18, 2014.

The aircraft is to join the Australian Maritime Safety Authority-led search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean.

Indian Ocean

A map of the planned search area for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, March 20, 2014.

Indian Ocean

A map of the planned search area for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, March 20, 2014.

Indian Ocean

Objects that may be possible debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are shown in a revised area 185 km to the south east of the original search area, March 20, 2014.

The imagery has been analyzed by specialists in Australian GeoSpacial-Intelligence Organisation and is considered to provide a possible sighting of objects that has resulted in a refinement of the search area.

Indian Ocean

Objects that may be possible debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are shown in a revised area 185 km to the south east of the original search area, March 20, 2014.

Western Australia

A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft arrives at RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia, March 18, 2014. The aircraft is to join the Australian Maritime Safety Authority-led search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean.

Indian Ocean

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Lt. j.g. Kyle Atakturk, left, and Lt. j.g. Nicholas Horton, naval aviators assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, pilot a P-8A Poseidon during a mission to assist in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, over the Indian Ocean, March 19, 2014.

Beijing

Chinese relatives of the passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 wait for the latest information at Lido Hotel in Beijing, China, March 20, 2014.

Perth, Australia

Lt. Joshua Mize, a tactical coordinator assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, completes his pre-flight checklist in a P-8A Poseidon before a mission to assist in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, March 19, 2014 in Perth, Australia.

Kuala Lumpur

A man leaves a message for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 20, 2014.

Indian Ocean

Lt. j.g. Kyle Atakturk, a naval aviator assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, pilots a P-8A Poseidon during a mission to assist in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, over the Indian Ocean, March 19, 2014.

Putrajaya, Malaysia

Hotel staff stand next to messages written to people involved with the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner Flight 370 at a hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia, March 20, 2014.

Cyberjaya, Malaysia

A Chinese relative of passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, looks down as he sits outside a cafe at a resort in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, March 20, 2014.

Kuala Lumpur

A man walks past messages for passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 20, 2014.