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<blockquote data-quote="Peezy" data-source="post: 163098" data-attributes="member: 1090"><p>I don't believe the US is leading the SAR. Some 26 countries have joined the search and, as of today, 29 aircraft, 18 ships, and six ship-borne helicopters were in action along both corridors. </p><p></p><p>We only have two aircraft searching, the P-8 and a P3. We did have a ship (USS Kidd) but they pulled it out of the search and its back to regular naval operations. </p><p></p><p>It is the media in the US that is making it such a big deal. I read somewhere that in the other countries that are involved in the SAR, there media is not doing 24/7 coverage like we are doing. My .02, the United States media just loves this type of drama as it brings viewers and money to there company. </p><p></p><p>Here is a list i pulled from this article: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26514556" target="_blank">Source</a>.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Malaysia:</strong> Two offshore patrol vessels with a super Lynx helicopter, which can operate from either ship, have been sent to search the southern corridor.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>US:</strong> One P8 Poseidon and a P3 Orion aircraft are helping. The US has also been asked to deploy its defence satellites and radar.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Australia:</strong> Three P3 Orions and one C-130 Hercules are in action. An Australian naval vessel, HMAS Success, also joined the search after debris was seen on satellite imagery on 20 March.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>New Zealand </strong>has committed one P3 Orion and the <strong>Republic of Korea </strong>one P3 Orion and one C-130 Hercules.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Japan</strong> has sent two P-3 Orions, two C-130s and one Gulfstream jet and <strong>UAE </strong>one C-17 aircraft and one Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Indonesia</strong> has sent an air force Boeing 727-200 and a Cassa C212, as well as five Navy warships, a number of rescue boats and a helicopter from the national Search and Rescue Agency.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The <strong>UK </strong>has also deployed HMS Echo, a coastal survey ship, to aid the operation.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Countries along the northern arc have also been contacted by Malaysian authorities for assistance and many have committed resources.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">However, as of 20 March, just four aircraft were taking part in the search in this area. All ships were helping in the hunt to the south.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>China </strong>has also begun searching for the missing jet in parts of its own territory covered by the northern corridor, but has said that so far no trace of the plane had been found.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>British company Inmarsat </strong>collated the data which showed the plane had continued flying long after its communication systems were turned off. Two scientists from the company have been sent to Kuala Lumpur to help with the search.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Members of <strong>China's Civil Aviation Administration</strong> have joined the investigations team, as have officials from the <strong>France's Office of Investigations and Analysis for the Safety of Civil Aviation</strong>. The French are hoping to lend expertise from the two-year search for an Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peezy, post: 163098, member: 1090"] I don't believe the US is leading the SAR. Some 26 countries have joined the search and, as of today, 29 aircraft, 18 ships, and six ship-borne helicopters were in action along both corridors. We only have two aircraft searching, the P-8 and a P3. We did have a ship (USS Kidd) but they pulled it out of the search and its back to regular naval operations. It is the media in the US that is making it such a big deal. I read somewhere that in the other countries that are involved in the SAR, there media is not doing 24/7 coverage like we are doing. My .02, the United States media just loves this type of drama as it brings viewers and money to there company. Here is a list i pulled from this article: [URL='http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26514556']Source[/URL]. [INDENT][B]Malaysia:[/B] Two offshore patrol vessels with a super Lynx helicopter, which can operate from either ship, have been sent to search the southern corridor. [B]US:[/B] One P8 Poseidon and a P3 Orion aircraft are helping. The US has also been asked to deploy its defence satellites and radar. [B]Australia:[/B] Three P3 Orions and one C-130 Hercules are in action. An Australian naval vessel, HMAS Success, also joined the search after debris was seen on satellite imagery on 20 March. [B]New Zealand [/B]has committed one P3 Orion and the [B]Republic of Korea [/B]one P3 Orion and one C-130 Hercules. [B]Japan[/B] has sent two P-3 Orions, two C-130s and one Gulfstream jet and [B]UAE [/B]one C-17 aircraft and one Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft. [B]Indonesia[/B] has sent an air force Boeing 727-200 and a Cassa C212, as well as five Navy warships, a number of rescue boats and a helicopter from the national Search and Rescue Agency. The [B]UK [/B]has also deployed HMS Echo, a coastal survey ship, to aid the operation. Countries along the northern arc have also been contacted by Malaysian authorities for assistance and many have committed resources. However, as of 20 March, just four aircraft were taking part in the search in this area. All ships were helping in the hunt to the south. [B]China [/B]has also begun searching for the missing jet in parts of its own territory covered by the northern corridor, but has said that so far no trace of the plane had been found. [B]British company Inmarsat [/B]collated the data which showed the plane had continued flying long after its communication systems were turned off. Two scientists from the company have been sent to Kuala Lumpur to help with the search. Members of [B]China's Civil Aviation Administration[/B] have joined the investigations team, as have officials from the [B]France's Office of Investigations and Analysis for the Safety of Civil Aviation[/B]. The French are hoping to lend expertise from the two-year search for an Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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