Search for Flight 370 turns up an uncharted shipwreck in the Indian Ocean
Source: Washington Post
Crews searching the Indian Ocean for the elusive wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have instead located a shipwreck, which was uncharted in the waters off western Australia.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau announced the discovery of the debris on Wednesday — 431 days after Flight 370 went missing — and said images will be turned over to marine archaeologists.
“It’s a fascinating find,” Peter Foley, director of the ATSB’s operational search for Flight 370, said in a statement, “but it’s not what we’re looking for. We’re not pausing in the search for MH370, in fact the vessels have already moved on to continue the mission. Obviously, we’re disappointed that it wasn’t the aircraft, but we were always realistic about the likelihood.”
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Michael McCarthy, a senior maritime archaeologist at the West Australian Maritime Museum, told the Associated Press that the debris looked like it was from a 19th century ship.
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