MH370: New Objects Spotted May Be Debris

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Multiple objects of various colours have been spotted during the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said.

A RNZAF Orion first spotted the objects, which were white or light in colour, and a RAAF Orion then also found the two objects, reporting they were blue or grey rectangular shapes.

A second RAAF Orion also spotted more objects on a separate search at a different site roughly 546 kilometres away, AMSA said.

Ten search planes involved in Friday’s search have returned to land.

The debris must now be relocated and recovered by ships before they can be verified. A Chinese patrol ship in the area will attempt to track down the objects tomorrow.

Photographs of the objects are to be assessed overnight.

The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was shifted north after new information from Malaysia crash investigators.

Japanese authorities also announced that they have satellite images which show a number of floating objects about 2500 kilometres southwest of Perth.

“Early this morning we received separate satellite imagery from the Thai authorities which also showed potential objects,” Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said.

“These new satellite images join those released by Australia, China, France, and Malaysia, all of which are with RCC Australia.

“The range of potential objects, and the difficulty in re-identifying them shows just how complex this investigation is. We remain grateful to all our partners for continuing to assist in the search operations.”

Authorities said the location of the search area is the reason why some countries have withdrawn from the search effort.