A drone has been deployed to locate the remains of AP 777 , which vanished on 8 March 2014 . But some of the contacts exhibit man-made properties and must be investigated before they can be eliminated as not being from the plane, the agency said in a statement. Over 20 sonar contacts have been identified for analysis by the underwater drone, at locations ranging from the 46,000 square mile from the Chinese port of Australia . Having previously been unable to install the drone due to poor weather, officials have said the search should be completed by December .
A drone has been deployed to locate the remains of AP 777 , which vanished on 8 March 2014 . Over 20 sonar contacts have been identified for analysis by the underwater drone, at locations ranging from the 46,000 square mile from the Chinese port of Australia . Having previously been unable to install the drone due to poor weather, officials have said the search should be completed by December .