Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: New Debris Spotted; Ships & Planes Deployed

Debris spotted in the southern Indian Ocean has investigators hopeful that it could be part of the wreckage from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that has been missing for two weeks.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Debris?

The satellite image, released by China on Saturday, shows an object that measures 72 feet by 43 feet. Two days ago, an Australian satellite image had shown debris more roughly 75 miles away from the location of the new discovery.

“The news that I just received is that the Chinese ambassador received a satellite image of a floating object in the southern corridor and they will be sending ships to verify,” Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters Saturday.

Hishammuddin also added that Chinese ships had been sent to the area, along with vessels from Japan and the United Kingdom. Six planes were also dispatched on Saturday, according to the BBC. The area being searched is about the size of Denmark.

Search For Missing Plane

Since Flight MH370 disappeared off the radar March 8, investigators have been unable to ascertain its whereabouts. Throughout the search, they’ve had a number of false leads, including what appeared to be a cabin door in the Vietnamese waters.

The plane, which was headed to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, had 239 individuals onboard. Investigators are looking into all passengers and crew, including its two pilots Zaharie Ahmad Shah and Fariq Abdul Hamid, to determine whether or not someone intentionally re-routed the plane out over the Indian Ocean.

– Chelsea Regan

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