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Authorities: MH370 Search Will Be Suspended, Not Abandoned
Hampered by poor weather, and with a diminishing search area, authorities from Australia, Malaysia and China have agreed to suspend the search.
Australian and Malaysian investigators examine a piece of aircraft debris found off Pemba Island in late June. (Photo: ATSB)
Australian and Malaysian investigators examine a piece of aircraft debris found off Pemba Island in late June. (Photo: ATSB)

Authorities plan to suspend the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 once the current priority search area is covered, Australia’s Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) announced on July 22. The likelihood of finding the airliner is “fading” but the search will not be terminated, the JACC said in a statement attributed to senior ministers from Australia, Malaysia and China.