Sonar vehicle searching for MH370 sinks

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On Sunday, the deep-water detector, or towfish, "collided with a mud volcano which rises 2,200 metres from the seafloor," an official statement said.

Both the device and 4,500 metres of snapped cable are now resting on the sea floor.

The search team believe they will be able to recover both at a later date.

The Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC), overseeing the search, did not say whether the loss would delay their operation, which they have said will be completed by June.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/25/sonar-vehicle-searching-mh370-sinks-volcano-indian-ocean