Missing Malaysia Flight MH370 Latest Update: Madives Debris Sent to Malaysia for Analysis
The ongoing search for the missing Flight MH370 has yielded debris found on the Maldives that's now bound for Malaysia to undergo investigation.
Debris discovered on the Maldives suspected to be pieces of the still missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 has been sent on its way to Malaysia to determine whether it indeed belongs to the MH370 or to some other airline.
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai told the media it is too early to tell whether the debris is part of the plane as The Maldives is farther than where it has been estimated debris from the missing airliner may have fallen.
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The Malaysian government's interest in exploring the Indian Ocean for debris came after the wing of an aircraft was discovered washed up on the shores of Reunion Island last month, an island located around 1,740 nautical miles southeast of the ocean.
The wing part, called a flaperon, has already been confirmed as part of Flight 370, which disappeared from radar in March 2014, and remains missing to this day, along with the 239 passengers on board.
Theories have been brought forward suggesting Flight MH370 may be sitting intact on the floor of the Indian Ocean based on the scenario the airline may have ran out of fuel and floated for a time before sinking.
The theory was put forward by Zaiim Redha Abdul Rahman, who was part of the initial search efforts to locate the plane, helping analyze the available flight data that pointed towards an Indian Ocean landing.
According to Zaiim Redha, the dearth of debris may mean the MH370 did not crash land with a huge impact since there haven't been any resulting small pieces of the plane found floating on the sea immediately afterwards.
The flaperon found on French Reunion Island is the only part of the MH370 that has been conclusively confirmed so far.
