Satellite images of the debris, suspected to be related to the missing MH370, found floating in the Indian Ocean about 2,400 km from Perth.
ABC News reported yesterday that the search for the most important piece of aviation technology on board the MH370 is a race against time as it is only powered for 30 days. The search has entered day 13, meaning search teams have only 17 more days to locate the black box.
"The Orion will do a low-vis check that will be much clearer of course than the resolution from the satellite," Fergus told Channel 9.
"And then they will drop sonar buoys, which have a particular relevance because black box recorders have a battery life of around 30 days... and it should pick up any emission coming from there.
"It will confirm the location of the black box which is the key to unravelling this horrible mystery."
The search for the Malaysian jet is the longest in modern passenger-airline history. The previous record was the 10-day search for a Boeing 737-400 operated by Indonesia’s PT Adam Skyconnection Airlines, which went missing off the coast of that country’s Sulawesi island January 1, 2007. – March 20, 2014.
4.25pm: BBC quotes Air Vice Marshal Kevin Short, overseeing New Zealand's search efforts, stating that their aircraft will carry out a radar and visual search.
"They will be flying at about 1,000ft (300metres) above sea level... Whatever imagery is actually taken will be sent back to the rescue coordination centre for analysis."
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