Monday morning updates: 11.30am IST
Mar 24 (Agencies) : Even as the Malaysia Airlines is grappling with the mystery ovr what might have happened with Flight MH370, another MA Flight MH066, which was Seoul-bound, had to be diverted to Hong Kong, due to electrical glitches.
"Flight MH066 from Kuala Lumpur to Incheon on 23 March 2014 was diverted to Hong Kong due to an inoperative aircraft generator which supplies normal electrical power. However electrical power continued to be supplied by the Auxiliary Power Unit. The aircraft was then diverted to Hong Kong for rectification and landed uneventfully," said Malaysian Airlines in a statement.
10:40 am: US Navy's Black Box locator reaching search area
After few possible debris sightings reported by countries like France, China and Australia, the US Navy has decided to send its Black Box locator - Towed Pinger Locator 25 - to the search area in southern Indian Ocean. However, it doesnot mean that a debris field has been found in the area, said officials.
"Please note that movement of the Towed Pinger Locator into the region is not an indication that we have confirmed a debris field," the AFP quoted US Navy's 7th Fleet's Commander William Marks.
"If a debris field is confirmed, The Navy's Towed Pinger Locator 25 will add a significant advantage in locating the missing Malaysian aircraft's black box," he added.
10:10 am: Cell phones of passengers aboard flight MH370 not connecting anymore
A report that had sent many into tizzy was that scores of relatives of Chinese passengers were able to connect successfully to the cell phones of their kins on board the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines plane. But now, when various passengers' phone numbers were tried, none could be connected, said Malaysia Embassy to China as per CCTV News.
The phones were connecting till a couple of days after the plane's disappearance.
9:50 am: Chinese plane finds "suspicious white objects" in Indian Ocean
Chinese military's IL-76 plane on Monday is said to have spotted "suspicious white objects" in the Southern Indian Ocean while searching for the missing jet, reported the Xinhua.
"The crew has reported the co-ordinates - 95.1113 degrees east and 42.5453 south - to the Australian command centre as well as Chinese icebreaker Xuelong, which is en route to the sea area," Xinhua said.