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Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
Sun Aug 2, 2015, 05:47 AM Aug 2015

Official: New debris found in Reunion not a plane part

Last edited Sun Aug 2, 2015, 08:50 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: AP

PARIS (AP) — A senior Malaysian official says that an object found in Reunion has been confirmed as "a domestic ladder" and is not a plane part, amid media reports that a new piece of plane debris was found on the island.

Malaysian Director General of Civil Aviation Azharuddin Abdul Rahman told The Associated Press that a piece of debris found on a beach near the town of Saint-Denis on Sunday morning had nothing to do with the investigation involving the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Rahman said "I'm the one leading the investigation in France for the analysis of the (wing flap) piece brought back. I read all over media it (the new debris) was part of a door. But I checked with the Civil Aviation Authority, and people on the ground in Reunion, and it was just a domestic ladder."

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d6cc01cb3b354612a6b252c809aec60c/malaysia-seeks-help-expand-search-mh370-debris



Earlier:

MH370 search: 'Second plane part' found on Reunion (BBC)

A second piece of suspected plane debris has washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, after a wing part suspected to come from the missing flight MH370 was found on Wednesday.

The object, believed to be the door of an aircraft, was discovered just south of the city of St Denis.

It is said to have writing on it and possibly some illustration.

The Malaysia Airlines plane from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared last March with 239 people on board.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33750811
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Official: New debris found in Reunion not a plane part (Original Post) Bosonic Aug 2015 OP
The Guardian reports it's said to be Chinese writing muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #1
encouraging Skittles Aug 2015 #2
And how does this change my life? nt valerief Aug 2015 #3
WTF do I care? Bosonic Aug 2015 #4
My point exactly! I guess I'm sick of "the plane" overshadowing valerief Aug 2015 #6
Because it was initially reported as something interesting found Bosonic Aug 2015 #7
Just put me on Ignore. I was sincere in my posts. I'm really sick of this new valerief Aug 2015 #8
Done and done Bosonic Aug 2015 #9
maybe its pieces of Wolf Blitzer's bath tub olddots Aug 2015 #5
So at this point there is still the wing flap, but no new debris davidpdx Aug 2015 #10

muriel_volestrangler

(101,083 posts)
1. The Guardian reports it's said to be Chinese writing
Sun Aug 2, 2015, 06:03 AM
Aug 2015
The object, a metal sheet featuring Chinese symbols, was discovered by a passerby in Saint Denis, 15 miles (25km) from Saint-André, where the first piece of debris was found.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/02/flight-mh370-debris-found-reunion-missing-plane

Which you might find on a Malaysian plane if it regularly flies a route to China, I suppose. But it's possible this is something else.

Skittles

(152,918 posts)
2. encouraging
Sun Aug 2, 2015, 06:15 AM
Aug 2015

I know that sounds like a strange word to use under such tragic circumstances, but the families need answers

valerief

(53,235 posts)
6. My point exactly! I guess I'm sick of "the plane" overshadowing
Sun Aug 2, 2015, 11:54 AM
Aug 2015

real news on teevee. But then, teevee doesn't do real news, so what can I expect?

Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
7. Because it was initially reported as something interesting found
Sun Aug 2, 2015, 11:57 AM
Aug 2015

That was later retracted.

So instead of simply leaving the original story, I helpfully updated it.

Obviously this isn't good enough for snarky fucks...

valerief

(53,235 posts)
8. Just put me on Ignore. I was sincere in my posts. I'm really sick of this new
Sun Aug 2, 2015, 11:59 AM
Aug 2015

version of Natalie Holloway news.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
10. So at this point there is still the wing flap, but no new debris
Sun Aug 2, 2015, 09:26 PM
Aug 2015

I guess we'll have to wait and see if the flap matches MH 370's serial numbers.

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