<p>In a setback to search operations to locate the missing Dornier aircraft, the transmission from Sonar Locator Beacon (SLB) remained weak on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As a breakthrough remained elusive, only sporadic signals from the SLB, which was suspended since Sunday, are being received from Monday afternoon. <br /><br />“Feeble signals are being reconfirmed by probe equipment of National Institute of Oceanography on-board the ICG (Indian Coast Guard) ship,” said a senior Coast Guard official.Though the SLB can transmit information up to 30 days, officials are concerned that signals are recurring in scattered and irregular instances. <br /><br />“Regular and continuous signals from SLB will be vital for the search team,” the official said.<br />Eight ships and an ICG aircraft continue to search in the most probable area.<br /><br />Search vessel “Sagarnidhi” also arrived on Monday morning after carrying out sub-surface search and seabed profiling.</p>
<p>In a setback to search operations to locate the missing Dornier aircraft, the transmission from Sonar Locator Beacon (SLB) remained weak on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>As a breakthrough remained elusive, only sporadic signals from the SLB, which was suspended since Sunday, are being received from Monday afternoon. <br /><br />“Feeble signals are being reconfirmed by probe equipment of National Institute of Oceanography on-board the ICG (Indian Coast Guard) ship,” said a senior Coast Guard official.Though the SLB can transmit information up to 30 days, officials are concerned that signals are recurring in scattered and irregular instances. <br /><br />“Regular and continuous signals from SLB will be vital for the search team,” the official said.<br />Eight ships and an ICG aircraft continue to search in the most probable area.<br /><br />Search vessel “Sagarnidhi” also arrived on Monday morning after carrying out sub-surface search and seabed profiling.</p>
