None of objects spotted and recovered so far linked to MH370

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PERTH: Aircraft and ships searching for a missing Malaysian airliner have spotted many objects in the southern Indian Ocean and recovered a few but none are from the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight, MH370, according to the Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (JACC).

“None of the recovered items are believed to be associated with MH370,” it said in a statement as the search for the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft entered its 34th day yesterday with 14 aircraft and 13 ships scouring a 57,923 sq km area. The centre of the search area is about 2,280 km northwest of Perth.

JACC said the underwater search also resumed yesterday, with the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield covering the northern end of the defined search area and the Chinese ship Haixun 01 and Australian vessel HMS Echo, the southern end.

Moderate southeasterly winds and isolated showers have been forecast in the area for yesterday, the statement said, noting that visibility would be fair during the showers. — Bernama