Originally published March 16, 2014

The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 entered its ninth day on Sunday (March 16). Malaysian officials say the plane was deliberately flown off course, suggesting a possible hijacking.

Reuters reports: "Faint electronic signals sent to satellites from a missing Malaysian jetliner show it may have been flown thousands of miles off course before running out of fuel over the Indian Ocean, a source familiar with official U.S. assessments said.

"Investigators are focusing increasingly on foul play, as evidence suggests the plane turned sharply west after its disappearance and - with its communications systems deliberately switched off - continued to fly for perhaps several hours.

"'What we can say is we are looking at sabotage, with hijack still on the cards,' said a senior Malaysian police official.

On March 15, police searched the homes of the captain and the first officer in Shah Alam near Kuala Lumpur.
The animation depicts a timeline of the main developments since the plane disappeared last Saturday.