U.S. Navy Ship Dropping Out Of Search

The Navy ship that's been helping search for the missing Malaysian airliner is dropping out of the hunt. Seventh Fleet officials say long-range aircraft are more efficient at looking over large areas. The USS Kidd, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, will return to its regular duties. It had been searching the Indian Ocean. A spokesman says P-8 Poseidon and older P-3 Orion planes can cover 15 thousand square miles in nine hours. Plus they have special surface radars and other sensors to help operators see what's going on. They can fly very low over the water if crews want a closer look. The airliner disappeared more than a week ago. So far not a trace has been found.