Malaysia says no mystery over 'missing' MH370 search ship

File PicMalaysia on Thursday quashed rumours swirling after a ship searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared from tracking screens saying it had simply made a refuelling stop in Australia and would resume the hunt The Seabed Constructor hired in January for a fresh search for the missing plane turned off its location transponder for three days without explanation early this month sparking a slew of speculation including that it had gone on a treasure huntThere is nothing to be worried about We urge family members not to listen to rumours or fake news Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai told AFP He said the Seabed Constructor is doing fine and that the search will continue as planned MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people mostly from China on board while en route from Kuala Lumpur to BeijingAn earlier Australialed search the largestever in aviation history scoured 120000 square kilometres of a remote region of the Indian Ocean for 28 months but found no trace of the aircraft and the hunt was suspended last January Last month the Malaysian government hired Ocean Infinity a private firm to head a fresh hunt for the missing plane Search ship Seabed Constructor has deployed hightech underwater drones to cover a new area of about 25000 square kilometres in the Indian Ocean But 10 days into into its mission it switched off its Automatic Identification System without any explanation Liow however clarified that the vessel had returned to the Australian port of Fremantle for a scheduled refuelling Some relatives of the missing passengers and crew of MH370 said they had been left in the dark over why the ship disappeared from monitorsYes We want to know what is the reason for this In MH370 the transponder was switched off Why We are curious to know why and what happened So far we have not got any explanation Jacquita Gonzales the wife of MH370 cabin crew supervisor Patrick Gomes told AFP Everything is going through our heads now Whether they are hiding something Are they cahoots with whoever they noticed something but not telling us She added if they can explain more then we will be at ease KS Narendran who had a relative on MH370 called for more information and greater transparencySilence delays in communication deflection obfuscation and other devices to manage or massage the messaging will do little to build trust and credibility he said in an email to AFP I therefore believe it is best to be transparent timely in communicating and not measly with detail Affected families are not fragile They have waited long and have known disappointment and heartbreak VPR Nathan whose wife Anne Daisy was on the plane saw nothing sinister going onThe ship is not obliged to tell anyone of its location There are a lot conspiracy theories out there Please ignore them he told AFP Liow said family members were being kept updated on a weekly basis by officials from the Department of Civil Aviation I am happy with the progress of the search It is moving very fast We really hope we can find the wreckage he said Only three confirmed fragments of MH370 have been found all of them on western Indian Ocean shores including a two metre wing part known as a flaperonCatch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go