Despite new divergent plotted paths of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing Co. 777-200ER, investigators and aerospace officials are gaining a better understanding of where the breadcrumbs from Flight 370 originated and where they might lead, according to two people familiar with the search.

The expansive search for the missing plane, last seen over a week ago after departing Kuala Lumpur for Beijing with 239 people aboard, has relied on technologies from underwater robots to orbiting satellites.

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