Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

A map of the planned search area for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, March 28, 2014.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) announced today the search area for missing Flight 370 has shifted closer to the Western Australian Coast after receiving radar analysis suggesting the airliner did not travel as far south as originally thought.

Indian Ocean

Flight Lt. Jayson Nichols looks at a map as he flies aboard a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft during a search operation of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 over the southern Indian Ocean, March 27, 2014.

Planes and ships searching for debris suspected of being from the downed Malaysia Airlines jetliner failed to find any Thursday before bad weather cut their hunt short in a setback that came as Thailand said its satellite had spotted even more suspect objects.

Western Australian Coast

A map of the planned search area for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, March 28, 2014.

Western Australian Coast

A map of the planned search area for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, March 28, 2014.

Perth, Australia

A Navy Seahawk helicopter is offloaded from a RAAF C17 Globemaster aircraft at the RAAF base in Bullsbrook in Perth, Australia, March 28, 2014.

Indian Ocean

Captain Peter Moore is silhouetted against the southern Indian Ocean aboard a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft during a search operation of the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, over the south Indian Ocean, March 27, 2014.

Indian Ocean

Crew members aboard a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft observe navigation maps as they search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 over the southern Indian Ocean, March 27, 2014.

Kuala Lumpur

A tourist ties up her well wish card dedicated to the Flight 370 makeshift memorial in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 17, 2014.

The search area for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 has increased again to include both land and water from Kazakhstan to the southern Indian Ocean following reports the airliner flew for several hours after last contact.

Australia took the lead Monday in searching for the missing Boeing 777 over the southern Indian Ocean as Malaysia appealed for radar data and search planes to help in the unprecedented hunt through a vast swath of Asia stretching northwest into Kazakhstan.

Sepang, Malaysia

A Chinese girl poses in front of an electronic display showing live information of flight positions according to predicted time and flight duration calculations at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, in Sepang, Malaysia, March 17, 2014.

Kuala Lumpur

The house of Fariq Abdul Hamid, the missing Malaysian airliner's co-pilot, is reflected in the wing mirror of a motorbike as members of his neighborhood mosque leave after a routine prayer, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 16, 2014.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Paper planes with personalized messages dedicated to people involved with the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, are placed at the viewing gallery of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, in Sepang, Malaysia, March 15, 2014.

Straits of Malacca

Royal Malaysian Navy's missile corvette KD Laksamana Muhammad Amin, front, and Royal Malaysian Navy's offshore patrol vessel KD Selangor are seen during a search and rescue operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane over the Straits of Malacca, Malaysia, March 13, 2014.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

A woman leaves a message for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, at a shopping mall in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 16, 2014.

Straits of Malacca

A Royal Malaysian Navy Fennec helicopter prepares to depart to aid in the search and rescue efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane over the Straits of Malacca, Malaysia, March 13, 2014.

Malacca straits, Malaysia

A pilot of a Royal Malaysian Air Force CN-235 aircraft shows a map during a search and rescue operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane over the waters at Malacca straits, Malaysia, March 13, 2014.

Search efforts

A vessel is seen from an Antonov AN-26 aircraft of the Vietnam Air Force during a search operation for a missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over the Gulf of Thailand between Malaysia and Vietnam, March 11, 2014.

Authorities hunting for the missing jetliner expanded their search on land and sea Tuesday, reflecting the difficulties in finding traces of the plane more than three days after it vanished with 239 people on board.

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Search efforts

Indonesian Navy pilots Maj. Bambang Edi Saputro, left, and 2nd Lt. Tri Laksono check their map during a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 over the waters bordering Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand near the Malacca straits, March 10, 2014.

Search efforts

A member of the Indonesian National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) uses binoculars to scan the horizon during a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 conducted on the waters of the Strait of Malacca off Sumatra island, Indonesia, March 12, 2014.

Search efforts

Interpol Secretary General Ronald Kenneth Noble (2ndR) speaks next to the Police Services Executive Director Jean-Michel Louboutin (R), the Director of Operational Police Support Michel O'Connell (L) and the Chief of staff Roraima Andriani (2ndL) during a press conference where they display an image of two men who had used stolen passports to board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, at the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, southeastern France, March 11, 2014.

Search efforts

A vessel is seen from a flying Soviet-made AN-26 of the Vietnam Air Force during a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over the South China Sea, March 10, 2014.

Search efforts

A Vietnam Coast Guard sea plane taxies on the runway as it prepares to take off at an airport in Phu Quoc island for a search flight on the southern sea off Phu Quoc island, March 12, 2014.

Search efforts

Beachgoers walk past a sand sculpture made by Indian sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik with a message of prayers for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370, at Puri beach, March 14, 2014.

Search efforts

A member of the Indonesian National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) uses binoculars to scan the horizon during a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 conducted on the waters of the Strait of Malacca off Sumatra island, Indonesia, March 12, 2014.

Search efforts

Philippine Air Force C-130 crew members continue their search and rescue mission over the South China Sea more than four days after a Malaysia Airlines jetliner went missing en route to Beijing, March 11, 2014.

Search efforts

The China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) ship Haixun-31 leaves after a brief stop in Sanya in southern China's Hainan province, March 9, 2014.

Search efforts

Indonesian Air Force officials at Medan city military base plot the Indonesian military search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370 in the area of Malacca Strait, a sea passageway between Indonesia (seen left of the map) and Malaysia (seen right on the map), March 12, 2014.

Search efforts

Vietnamese Navy Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Le Minh Thanh (C) speaks to reporters during a press conference on search activities for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 in Phu Quoc island, March 12, 2014.

Search efforts

An Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency boat patrols the Malacca Strait off Aceh province located in the area of northern Sumatra island in search of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370, March 12, 2014.

Search efforts

An Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency personnel scans the seas aboard a boat on patrol in the Malacca Strait off Aceh province located in the area of northern Sumatra island, March 12, 2014.

Search efforts

A helicopter prepares to land onboard the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) ship Haixun-31 during a brief stop in Sanya in southern China's Hainan province, March 9, 2014.

Search efforts

Indonesian Air Force officers examine a map of the Malacca Strait during a briefing following a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, at Suwondo air base in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, March 12, 2014.

Search efforts

The cabin crew of the Vietnam Air Force's AN26 aircraft waits at a base near Tan Son Nhat airport, Hochiminh city before a search operation for the missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 over the seas between Malaysia and Vietnam, March 11, 2014.

Search efforts

AP/Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

The Director General of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Admiral Mohd Amdan Kurish, left, checks a radar during a searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane off Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan, Malaysia, March 9, 2014.

Search efforts

Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation's Director General Azharuddin Abdul Rahman briefs reporters on search and recovery efforts within existing and new areas for missing Malaysia Airlines plane during a press conference in Sepang, Malaysia, March 10, 2014.

Search efforts

An Indonesia air force officer shows a map of Malacca Straits during a briefing prior to a search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, at Suwondo air base in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, March 11, 2014.