MH370 Search Suspended Due To Bad Weather

Australian officials have called off the hunt for wreckage from flight MH370 for the second time this week due to dangerous conditions.

International search teams set off early Thursday morning local time for an area of the southern Indian Ocean where new satellite images showed what could be a debris field.

But by early afternoon Australian Maritime Safety Authority, which is coordinating the hunt, said all planes and ships had to leave the search zone due to heavy rains, strong winds, low clouds and reduced visibility.

Neil Bennett, from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, had warned there would only have "a narrow window of opportunity" on Thursday.

The search was also called off earlier this week for 24 hours because of the conditions.

Another weather system is moving in to the search zone. Pic: bom.gov.au

Crews were racing to find any sign of the Malaysia Airlines plane before the weather deteriorated after a French satellite earlier spotted 122 objects, suspected to be debris, around 1,550 miles (2,500 km) southwest of Perth.

Malaysian officials said the items, between one metre and 23 metres in length, were in an area measuring around 155 square miles (400 sq km).

There have now been four separate satellite leads - from Australia, China and France - showing what could be debris.

But it is not currently known if any of the objects are connected to MH370, which disappeared on March 8 on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said crews saw objects while searching on Wednesday, but the items were later lost.

New satellite images continue to provide clues in the hunt for MH370

"Three objects were spotted on Wednesday by two aircraft but were not able to be relocated despite several passes," it said.

"They were unrelated to the credible satellite imagery provided to AMSA."

The failure to zero in on any possible debris despite the visuals from crews and numerous satellite images highlights the logistical difficulties of the search area.

It has some of the deepest and roughest waters in the world, roiled by the "roaring forties" winds that cut across the sea.

The winds are named for the area between latitude 40 degrees and 50 degrees where there is no land mass to slow down gusts which create waves higher than six metres (19ft).

A Japanese P-3 Orion has been out searching for debris

"It's a nasty part of the world simply because there's no land to break up any of this swell and waves - it's uncomfortable to be there any time," marine scientist Dr Rob Beaman told Sky News.

"You really need a strong stomach to work in that area so I really feel for the people who are out there doing the search."

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