Australia says definite findings on MH370 debris "in 2-3
days"
This graphic shows an area, left bottom, in
the southern Indian Ocean that the
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is concentrating its search on
for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. (AP/The Australian Maritime
Safety Authority)
SYDNEY: Australia
expects to make a quick deliberation on whether possible debris seen at sea
is indeed from flight MH370, a report said Thursday, but a first spotter
flight failed to locate anything in bad weather.
Authorities should know something definite on the
possible discovery of debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane within
"two or three days", the Australian Associated Press quoted Defence
Minister David Johnston as saying in Jakarta.
But a Royal Australian Air Force Orion sent Thursday to
investigate possible wreckage from the Boeing 777 failed to spot debris, the
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.
The P-3 surveillance aircraft was sent to the Indian
Ocean search zone some 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles) southwest of Perth after Australia revealed the presence
of two objects at sea possibly related to flight MH370.
"RAAF P3 crew unable to locate debris. Cloud &
rain limited visibility," AMSA said on its Twitter feed. "Further
aircraft to continue search for #MH370."
Three more long-range surveillance planes -- one each
from Australia, New Zealand and the United States -- were due to inspect the
area where satellite images taken Sunday showed the two objects, one as large
as 24 metres (79 feet) in size.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott told parliament
the images represented "new and credible information" but stressed
that any link with flight MH370 had still to be confirmed. Malaysia also
said the information offered a "credible lead", but stressed it was
too early to tell.
This "requires us overnight to verify and
corroborate it", Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters
in Kuala Lumpur,
adding that the overall search and rescue effort would continue in the
meantime.
Currently, there are 18 ships, 29 aircraft and six
ship-borne helicopters deployed in the search along two corridors stretching
from the southern Indian Ocean to Central Asia.
AFP
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