Despite repeated false alarms and hopeful sightings over recent months that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 may have been found, the search still goes on, and those managing the search are having to re-double their efforts after numerous false leads.

At the end of August, Malaysia Defense Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein will be in Australia to oversee the latest efforts in the ongoing search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

Much of the spotlight over recent weeks has been on KD Mutiara and Bunga MAS 5, the official ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy. However, despite hopes that a new lead could be found in the search, the operating has repeatedly dug up blanks.

Hishammuddin has previously said that he wants to give an assurance to the families of the passengers and crew of the missing plane that they are still closely monitoring the search operation's progress and that they have no plans to stop searching until the missing airliner is found.

Believed to have crashed into the southern Indian Ocean (west of Australia), the Dutch company Fugro will take over the next phase of the search operations in September. Fugro will use two ships in their search operations.

It is reported that these ships are equipped with deep-water vehicles, multi-beam echo sounders, side-scan sonar, and numerous other useful apparatus to guarantee the efficiency of their planned operations.

The search strategy, as formulated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, is currently in process before the next phase officially begins next month.

According to the bureau, they are still uncertain on how deep the sea search will go, but they have been collaborating with Fugro to finalize the day-to-day operations plan for the next phase.