Malaysia says Chinese satellite has found a large object
Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein shows a note from the Chinese ambassador stating that they have received new satellite images during the search for Flight MH370. (Manan Vatsyayana, AFP/Getty Images / )
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - In a new development in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Chinese satellite has spotted a large object floating in the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysia's defense minister said Saturday.
The minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, reading a piece of paper handed to him during a regular press briefing, said that the debris in the satellite imagery measured 74 feet by 43 feet. He said the Chinese would be sending ships to that area to verify.
There was no immediate word on the location of the debris or other details. Hishammuddin said the Chinese would be providing more information later Saturday.
The announcement came as an Australian-led team of aircraft made its third day of scouring a remote section of the south Indian Ocean after Australian officials Thursday reported satellite imagery of two objects that could be related to the Boeing jetliner that disappeared March 8, with 239 people on board, the majority of them Chinese. The larger of these two objects was estimated to be about 79 feet long.
Australian officials reported no luck Saturday in finding any debris after making visual and radar search in a large area about 1,500 miles off the coast of the western Australian city of Perth.
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