On 20 March 2014 '' Echo '' was in the Persian Gulf when redeployed to an area around south west of Perth , Western Australia , to join the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 , in response to a request by the Australian authorities to the British Ministry of Defence . Prior to this , she was midway through an 18-month deployment " to improve charts used by seafarers throughout the world " . According to the ship 's programme , she was next to be conducting hydrographic surveying in the Gulf until her return to the UK later on in 2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
HMS Echo (H87)