BREAKING – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Third Possible Debris Sighting Spotted By French Satellite

As the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 enters its third week, a new sighting of possible debris has been spotted. French satellite picked up a floating object in the south corridor of the Indian Ocean, making it the third sighting in that area. On Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Kuala Lumpur advised Malaysian authorities of a second sighting, which was announced by Malaysia’s transport Minister, Hishamuddin Hussein, during the daily news briefing in Sepang. According to Sky News China have stated further analysis is needed to determine if the finding related to that of the missing plane. Today's news was released on Twitter by the minister's dedicated communications team.

This AM, Msia received new satellite images from French authorities showing potential objects in southern corridor #MH370 @HishammuddinH2O — H2O Comms (@H2OComms) March 23, 2014

 

Malaysia immediately relayed these images to the Australian rescue co-ordination centre #MH370 @HishammuddinH2O — H2O Comms (@H2OComms) March 23, 2014

The hunt for objects spotted by Australian satellite last Sunday in the southern Indian Ocean, south west of Perth in western Australia, continues for the fourth day. Australian satellite.                                                                  [Image via Sky News] Speaking today, Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Michael Barton, said: "Today's search is about a visual search, a complete change of emphasis from earlier searching using radar. "So we're into a more defined area based on the satellite's imagery."