Chinese vessel "Haixun 01" is drafted in to search for the flight MH370 in waters off the west of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean. The vessel is equipped with a search instrument which could scan the location of the black box of the flight.

According to the latest weather forecasts, the water areas where the Chinese search plane spotted the "two relatively big floating objects" will be affected by strong westerlies cyclones on Mar. 25. In order to guarantee the search safety, the Chinese icebreaker Xuelong (Snow Dragon) has reduced its speed, and will do their search work in the suspected surrounding waters first, while waiting for a favorable weather.