Headline - the U.S. Navy sent two ships to the South China Sea to help search aircraft Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 .USS Kidd has joined the USS Pinckney , the other American ships that have been previously deployed .As reported Straitstimes , Tuesday, March 11, 2014 , the ship conducted after the addition of the Malaysian government announced a doubling search area to locate the aircraft disappeared without trace since Saturday, March 8, 2014 ." We continue to assist the government of Malaysia in search and rescue operations , " said Pentagon spokesman Col. Steven Warren .Two U.S. Navy ships were equipped with Sea Hawk helicopters with infrared cameras for night search operations .A reconnaissance aircraft P - 3C Orion was at the search site and has done a nine -hour flight from Subang Jaya , Malaysia . Said Warren , a tanker ship also deployed to provide logistical support .The U.S. government last week has sent a team of investigators from the FBI and the National Transportation Safety Board to assist in the investigation .Meanwhile , U.S. officials said it was unclear whether there hubbungan terror behind the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines plane that took off from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing .
