The search for the missing Boeing 777 has gone on for eight weeks now . Mark Matthews of the U.S. Navy shortly after the Australian Defense vessel Ocean Shield had discovered a series of pings in the southern Indian Ocean . A total of 239 people were killed when it disappeared in March 2014 with all passengers and crew members presumed to have been killed. Despite frustration , searchers remain determined to bring closure to relatives of passengers .
The search for the missing Boeing 777 has gone on for eight weeks now . A total of 239 people were killed when it disappeared in March 2014 with all passengers and crew members presumed to have been killed. Despite frustration , searchers remain determined to bring closure to relatives of passengers .