Cindy Wockner, Kristin Shorten and wires
News Corp Australia
27 minutes ago
March 28, 2014 6:59AM
Thailand has spotted 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Ocean during a search for flight MH370.
A THAI satellite has spotted 300 floating objects in the Indian Ocean, but relatives of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight say the information is “useless” without real answers.
The objects range from 2 metres to 16 metres long, and are about 2700 kilometres southwest of Perth, said Anond Snidvongs, director of Thailand’s space technology development agency.
“But we cannot — dare not — confirm they are debris from the plane,” he said.
The pictures were taken by Thailand’s only earth observation satellite on Monday but took several days to process and were relayed to Malaysian authorities on Wednesday, he said.
The discovery was reported less than 24 hours after the Malaysian government revealed 122 objects had been seen about 2557 kilometres from Perth, ranging in length from one metre to 23 metres.
It’s unknown whether the satellites detected the same objects; currents in the ocean can run a meter per second (about 2.2mph) and wind also could move material. However, for relatives of the 239 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, it was yet another agonising day of waiting.
“Until something is picked up and analysed to make sure it’s from MH370 we can’t believe it, but without anything found it’s just clues,’’ Steve Wang, whose 57-year-old mother was aboard the flight, said in Beijing.
“Without that, it’s useless.”
Thailand faced criticism after announcing more than a week after the jet’s disappearance on March 8 that its radar had picked up an “unknown aircraft” minutes after flight MH370 last transmitted its location.
The Thai air force said it did not report the findings earlier as the plane was not considered a threat.
The Malaysia Airlines plane is presumed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean with 239 people on board after mysteriously diverting from its Kuala Lumpur-Beijing path and apparently flying for hours in the opposite direction.
Blue skies but fading hopes ... RAAF Flight Lieutenant Russell Adams looks out from the cockpit. Picture: Paul Kane Source: AFP
Thunderstorms and gale-force winds grounded the international air search for wreckage on Thursday.
The images spotted by the French satellite on March 23 — the 122 floating objects — were 2557km south west of Perth — the Thai one is 2700km southwest of Perth — so within the same zone.
Meanwhile, the specialist visual spotters who have spent countless hours searching the vast Indian Ocean for signs of the missing plane are battling fatigue and tricks of the mind.
For all the fancy technology on board the planes and vessels scouring the swirling waters, the best tool searchers have are their own eyes — but they can play tricks or blink at the wrong moment.
Fighting fatigue ... a RAAF crew member looks out of his observation window while searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 over the Indian Ocean. Picture: AP Source: AP
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“Thinking about that is what keeps you going over what can be really, really long and quite dull missions at times,’’says one searcher. “Is it going to be behind this next wave?’’
“You might be looking for a single canoe in the vastness of the Pacific and we do find them.
“So there is always hope.’’
Remembered ... a woman takes a photo of a screen showing candles lit for relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing. Picture: AFP Source: AFP
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