A Chinese satellite has spotted debris in the southern Indian Ocean that could be related to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, officials said on Saturday, in what is hoped to be a strong lead after two weeks of fruitless searching for the missing aircraft.
Satellite images, taken on 18 March, show an object measuring 22 metres by 13 metres (72ft by 43ft) floating 1,550 miles south-west of Perth, Australia. The suspected debris was spotted 75 miles south-west of another floating object – measuring 24 metres (79 ft) across – that was sighted two days earlier but not yet found.
