Airplane Debris Washes Up in Indian Ocean: Could it be From Missing Malaysia Airline MH370?

Isaiah Narciso : Jul 30, 2015
The Gospel Herald

David Cenciotti of TheAviationist.com expressed doubts that the debris came from MH370. But...

(Indonesia)—The mystery of what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 last year still remains unsolved. However, new airplane debris found from the Indian Ocean may possibly be tied to the doomed airliner. (Photo via Gospel Herald)

According to Margot Haddad and Jason Hanna of CNN, a member of the French air force mentioned that airplane debris has been found off the coast of Reunion Island, which is run by France and located about 380 nautical miles off the coast of Madagascar. Adjutant Christian Retournat indicated that the debris was located off the coast of St. Andre.

"It is way too soon to say whether or not it is MH370. We just found the debris this morning," Retournat said.

Retournat added that the debris, which looks like a wing flap, has been taken to the island. CNN reported that authorities are trying to determine whether or not the debris is connected to the disappearance of MH370.

CNN analyst Les Abend indicated that the determination should be "very simple," given that there are serial numbers embedded to numerous parts of the plane. Those numbers could be linked to the plane's model and the exact aircraft.

"This means crash investigators may be able to figure it out from photographs of the part—which could be an aileron, a flap or a flaperon—even before arriving on the island," Haddad and Hanna wrote, citing Abend.

CNN safety analyst David Soucie believed that the debris was connected to MH370. He noted that the part appeared to have been torn off the aircraft.