MH370 search looks for debris breakthrough in new area
PERTH, Australia — AFP Searchers scouring the Indian Ocean for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 were hoping Saturday to salvage debris for the first time which could finally confirm whether the jet plunged into the sea.
Planes attached to the multinational operation spotted "multiple objects" floating in the water on Friday after the focus of the search moved to a new area on the strength of fresh data indicating the plane was flying faster than first thought before it disappeared on March 8.
Authorities stressed that the items sighted could not be verified as coming from MH370 until they were physically examined and ships from China and Australia were steaming to the search zone in an effort to locate them.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said late Friday that one Chinese ship, the Haixun 01, was already in the area "and will be in a position to relocate the objects on Saturday".