Search and recovery operation for Malaysia Airlines aircraft to continue

The search and recovery operation for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will continue Thursday, with six military aircraft, five civil aircraft and five ships in the Australian Search and Rescue Region, Australian Maritime Safety Agency said (AMSA).

The Australian HMAS Success naval ship remains in the search area about 2500 km south-west of Perth and was joined by four Chinese shipsXue Long, Kuulunshan, Haikon and Qiandaohuin the search area, AMSA said in a statement on its webiste.

Two Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orions, a Japanese Gulfstream jet, a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon and a Japanese P-3 Orion will fly sorties throughout the day.

Five civil aircraft will fly to the search area.

Three objects were spotted on Wednesday by two aircraft but were not able to be relocated despite several passes. They were unrelated to the credible satellite imagery provided to AMSA.

Positions in the satellite information released by Malaysia Remote Sensing Agency on March 26 were within Wednesday's search area.

Weather in the search area is expected to deteriorate later Thursday, it said.