Sunday 24 January 2016

Wreckage found in Thailand raises speculation about MH370’s fate


Barnacle-encrusted metal plate was found off the coast of southern Thailand, prompting speculation that it could belong to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

A large piece of metal curved washed ashore in the province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, where villagers reported it to the authorities to help identify Tanyapat Patthikongpan, head of Pak Phanang district, said Reuters.Villagers found the wreckage, measuring about 2 meters wide and 3 meters long, 'said Said. The discovery started speculation in the Thai media that the dirt can be MH370, which disappeared with 239 people on board the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014.There was no official confirmation that the wreck belongs to the plane. A Patthikongpan added that 'fishermen said that it could be under the sea no more than a year, judging by the barnacles on it.Investigators think someone may have deliberately turned off MH370 is a transponder before it is sent to a thousand miles off course . Most of the passengers were Chinese. Beijing said it was a result of the development closely.Lingering uncertainty about the fate of the aircraft battled the families of those on board. Some of them even said the discovery of the wreck would still not resolve mystery.A piece wings found on the remote Indian Ocean island of Reunion in July last year and was later confirmed as Flaperon of the plane is missing.

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