Flight MH370: 'Hunt for black box may be in the wrong area'

Expert says searchers 'have no idea where to look' and the batteries of the flight recorder of the Malaysia Airlines plane are running out

With the batteries powering the black box from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 expected to expire as early as Monday, experts have warned that the international hunt for the aircraft's wreckage may be looking in the wrong area.

The flight recorders of the Boeing 777 emit a ping that can be detected by sonar equipment, but the devices have a battery life of around 30 days, which means ships hoping to locate the signal are rapidly running out of time.

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source Guardian