Chinese search vessel discovers pulse signal in Indian Ocean

SOUTHERN INDIA OCEAN, April 5, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 21, 2014 shows Chinese patrol ship Haixun 01 searching in souther India Ocean.

April 5, 2014

ABOARD PATROL SHIP HAIXUN 01, April 5 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Chinese patrol ship Haixun 01, searching for the missing Malaysian passenger jet MH370, detected a pulse signal with a frequency of 37.5kHz per second in southern Indian Ocean waters Saturday.

A black box detector deployed by the Haixun 01 picked up the signal at around 25 degrees south latitude and 101 degrees east longtitude. It is yet to be established whether it is related to the missing jet.