Wednesday 09 Apr 2014 @ 15:15
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence
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UK forces in hunt for missing Malaysian airliner
The Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force are making a valuable contribution to the Australian-led search for missing Malaysian airliner MH370.
Following a request by the Malaysian authorities for support from the Royal Navy, the survey ship HMS Echo was diverted from her patrol in the Indian Ocean, and the nuclear submarine HMS Tireless has also been retasked to help in the search.
And RAF personnel have been flying in Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force maritime patrol aircraft scouring the waters from above, looking for debris and dropping listening buoys.