and that means finding wreckage. as of now, they still haven t found anything that s anything to do with flight mh flight 370. the prime minister of malaysia was also briefed by those running the search operation here. angus houston, the australian in charge told him that the search was going on, there s no timetable behind it. but he also warned that and this is the first hint of perhaps a slight change of strategy, that if they continue to find nothing, then a new approach might be needed. back to you guys. nbc s ian williams in perth, thanks so much. with us now is dr. allen deale, a former ntsb investigator and the author of air safety investigators using science to save lives one crash at a time. your book is dedicated to the families of previous plane crash victims and you write, ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you angry. we ve certainly seen anger and confusion among the flight 370
will be joined by additional aeroplanes from japan and china. the chinese presence being stepped up here. already, there are a flotilla of ships heading to that area. today, the one ship of significance was an australian military vessel, which is capable of picking up debris. but as of yet, they haven t spotted any to collect. and we should add, as well, while the prime minister was hopeful today, his deputy earlier had warned, as tom indeed did, that there s an awful lot of trash floating around down there, jonathan. nbc s ian williams in perth, thank you. we ll check in with you later in the program. now joining me on set is nbc aviation specialist, john cox. so given the size of the debris in the latest satellite images, do you believe that they could be related to the plane s disappearance? it s possible, but the fact that they re so large limits the