During the early days of the search, almost everything that could go wrong did – from overlooked or misunderstood data to poor communication and uncoordinated and misallocated resources – as attention remained focused on the aircraft’s scheduled route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. And there were huge frustrations even when the search shifted to the Indian Ocean, as massive naval and air resources failed to find any trace of relevant surface debris.
在这次搜索行动早期，所有能出问题的地方都出了问题——从忽视误读数据、到通讯不畅和资源错配——究其原因是航班从吉隆坡到北京的既定航线吸引了人们的注意力。即使搜索工作转移到印度洋后也曾遭遇到重大挫折，因为动用大规模海上及空中资源却找不到表面碎片的任何痕迹。