Unclear as to whether the pings picked up from the two separate vessels were in the same area or in totally different areas. Anyone know?
Two "distinct" areas, 300 nautical miles apart from one another. This report by the LA Times is far more descriptive.
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-malaysia-airlines-search-ping-20140405,0,5012897.story#axzz2y58pUZKL