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AIRLIVE > All articles > MH370 > BREAKING An "object of interest" in the search for the missing MalaysiaAirlines plane has been found #MH370
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BREAKING An "object of interest" in the search for the missing MalaysiaAirlines plane has been found #MH370

Last updated: April 23, 2014, 18:08 UTC
Published: Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at 18:08 UTC
Category: MH370
Author: Melanie Kraft
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Australian Transport Safety Bureau Chief Commissioner Martin Dolan described the object as appearing to be sheet metal with rivets and said it was recovered on the coast of Western Australia.”It’s sufficiently interesting for us to take a look at the photographs,” he said. “We take all leads seriously.”At a news conference Wednesday, Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia’s acting transport minister, said that his country has not received any photos from Australia and that so far, all of the objects found in the search have not been related to the missing plane.Even the Australians expressed caution.”The more we look at it, the less excited we get,” Dolan said.The object was picked up near Augusta, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Perth, a source with the Australian Defence Force told CNN.The source also described the object as having rivets on one side with what appears to be a fiberglass coating.When asked about the shape and scale of the object, the source described it as “kind of rectangular,” but torn and misshapen.The source said it was too difficult to estimate the size because they had only seen one photo with no clear scale.

ByMelanie Kraft
Melanie's aviation journey began at a young age, earning her first pilot certifications while still a teenager, before she ever held a driver’s license! As lead journalist at AIRLIVE.net, she plays a pivotal role in shaping the voice and editorial direction of the website. Her experience spans flight operations, air traffic coordination and emergency incident analysis.
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