Following the '' Akademik Shokalskiy '' rescue operation in the Antarctic , '' Xue Long '' docked in Perth , Western Australia . On March 8 , 2014 , Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared . Satellite imagery from the Australian authorities led the search for the aircraft to an area in the Indian Ocean , approximately 2,500 km ( 1,600 mi ) south-west of Perth . Due to its proximity to this area , '' Xue Long '' was dispatched to join the multinational search operation
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
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