Australian Maritime Safety Authority says that an RNZAF Orion plane has located debris in the new search area for Flight MH370 that is closer to the Australian mainland but cautions that the sightings need to be confirmed by ship, expected to take place Saturday. The sightings would need confirmation by ship, which is not expected until tomorrow, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa)said.
Earlier it was announced the search would now focus on an area 1,100km (684 miles) north-east of the previous zone. Martin Dolan, chief commissioner of the Australian Air Transport Safety Bureau, said a revised analysis of radar data prompted the agency to refocus the search in the Indian Ocean off Perth. The analysis indicates that the plane was flying faster than previously estimated between the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca before radar contact was lost, Dolan said.
The identity of the objects - spotted by a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion - were "to be established", Amsa said.
The crew say they spotted 11 unidentified objects, the BBC's Phil Mercer reports from the western Australian city of Perth.
The images hold out the prospect of up-to-date information, as opposed to satellite images which are invariably days out of date by the time they are seen by investigators, our correspondent adds.
The crew say they spotted 11 unidentified objects, the BBC's Phil Mercer reports from the western Australian city of Perth.
The images hold out the prospect of up-to-date information, as opposed to satellite images which are invariably days out of date by the time they are seen by investigators, our correspondent adds.
Source: BBC, US TODAY
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