MH370: Fresh mapping leads to discovery of hard objects on seabed

The search for the debris of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has reportedly led to the discovery of hard objects on the Indian Ocean seabed that seem inconsistent with their surroundings.

Fresh MH370 seabed mapping detected hard objects which are inconsistent with the region searchers believe the plane may have come down, News.com.au reports.

The objects have reportedly been identified using satellite-tracking data and flight-simulation analysis.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau Cheif Commissioner Martin Dolan told The Times that it was possible that the objects identified were mere rock formations, but he did not rule out that it could be plane wreckage.

Dolan said the complexities surrounding the search cannot be understated, adding it involves vast areas of the Indian Ocean with only limited known data and aircraft flight information.

He further said while it could be determined with certainty where the aircraft may have entered the water, all the available data indicated a highly probable search area close to a long but narrow arc of the southern Indian Ocean.

Dolan said the best minds from around the world have been reviewing, refining and localising the most likely area where the aircraft entered the water, which is why the investigators were confident of finding the aircraft.

Earlier, investigators engaged in unraveling the mystery surrounding MH370 said that the flight may have turned south a little sooner than first thought but added that they are still focusing on the area off the West Australia coast.

The flight, along with 227 passengers and 12 crew members, disappeared in March this year.