(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) The Chinese navy has shifted the focus of the search for flight MH370 westward and increased area under scrutiny six fold, an official said. Naval vessels on standby in the Gulf of Thailand headed north of the Singapore Strait and divided into two groups, said Liang Yang, a Navy spokesman. The Jinggangshan amphibious docking vessel led a fleet through the Malacca Strait and into waters west of the Andaman Islands. Another fleet consisting of supply ship Qiandaohu, missile destroyer Haikou and amphibious transport dock Kunlunshan was heading for waters southwest of the Sumatra through the Sunda Strait, according to China's (Xinhua) News Agency. He noted the search faced difficulties. The depth of the sea exceeds 4,000 meters and the reflection from the seabed interferes with sonar. Satellite data suggests the plane could be anywhere in either of two vast corridors: one stretching north from the Andaman Sea to the Caspian, the other south to the waters west of Australia, Liang said. The navy would reinforce communication with authorities and keep adjusting the search, he sai
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