Bluefin to search adjacent areas to focused underwater area: JACC

Perth, April 27 (IANS) The planned air and surface search for the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370 has been suspended for Sunday due to deteriorating weather conditions in the search area, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) said.

The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Bluefin-21 has completed mission 14 and was expected to commence mission 15 Sunday.

No contacts of interest have been found to date, JACC said.

Bluefin-21 is expected to complete the focused underwater search area and continue examining the areas adjacent to it during mission 15.

Any further information will be made public if, and when, it becomes available, JACC said in a statement.