Search organizers are considering sending Royal Australian Air Force assets to the area where a Chinese ship is reported to have detected electronic pulse signals, the head of the Australian agency coordinating the search operation said in a statement today.
The signals "in the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane could not be verified at this point in time," retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said.
"The characteristics reported are consistent with the aircraft black box. A number of white objects were also sighted on the surface about 90 kilometers from the detection area. However, there is no confirmation at this stage that the signals and the objects are related to the missing aircraft," Houston said.
Australia's Rescue Coordination Centre has spoken to Chinese officials to seek more "relevant" information, Houston said.
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