Malaysia will contribute equipment to the search effort , including vessels and towed sonar systems , Truss said . Crew may have been in an `` unresponsive '' state , Australian authorities say . The crew was found unconscious and unresponsive, but the ship is still afloat after being towed to a nearby port for repairs. The next phase of the search will move to an area farther south in the Indian Ocean . The area is the `` most likely place where the aircraft is resting , '' an Australian official says .
Crew may have been in an `` unresponsive '' state , Australian authorities say . The crew was found unconscious and unresponsive, but the ship is still afloat after being towed to a nearby port for repairs. The next phase of the search will move to an area farther south in the Indian Ocean . The area is the `` most likely place where the aircraft is resting , '' an Australian official says .