Two Bangladeshi navy ships have begun searching the Bay of Bengal for traces of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, but have yet to find anything, a commander said Friday.
The ships are operating off a tip from an Australian company that claims to have found possible traces of an underwater airplane wreck in the area.
Although Australian officials and other experts have derided the claim, acting Malaysian Transportation Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said he, too, is considering sending a ship to search — even though he thinks it is “highly unlikely” the plane will be found in the Bay of Bengal.
Hussein said the tip could be confirmed only by sending vessels to the area, which is thousands of kilometers away from the official search area in the southern Indian Ocean.
Houston said the search for the plane, which was carrying 239 people when it disappeared on March 8, may take eight to 12 months.
