Mystery of MH370 : China Is Now Released A New Satellite Image (Hopes are there!)

KUALA LUMPUR: China has released a new satellite image of a large floating object in the Indian Ocean that could be related to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, officials said Saturday.

   Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein announced the news during  his daily press briefing when he was handed a note by an aide.

 

   “The news that I just received is that the Chinese ambassador received  satellite images of floating objects in the southern corridor and they will be  sending ships to verify,” Hishammuddin said.

 

   In a later press statement, the transport ministry clarified that there was  one “suspected” object with an estimated size of 22.5 metres by 13 metres (74  by 43 feet).

 

   Hishammuddin had provided different dimensions which the statement said was  the result of a telephone miscommunication.

 

   Chinese state television later released a copy of the undated, grainy  satellite image.

 

   Attached coordinates suggested it was in roughly the same area of remote  ocean as two possible objects spotted on satellite images taken March 16 and  released by the Australian government on Thursday.

 

   China’s Xinhua news agency said the object was spotted 120 kilometres from  those spotted by Australia.

 

   Australian and US spotter planes have been scouring the area for the past  three days, but without finding any sign of the suspected wreckage. -- AFP

This image provided by China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense shows a floating object seen at sea next to the descriptor which was added by the source. The image was captured around noon, on March 18, 2014 (Tuesday) by a Chinese satellite in S44’57 E90’13 in south Indian Ocean. It shows what is suspected to be a floating object 22 meters long and 13 meters wide. It is about 120 km south (slightly to the west) of the suspected objects released by Australia. (AP Photo/ China State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense) -- AP photo