Posted: 6:16 a.m. EDT October 6, 2020 | Updated: 8:50 a.m. EDT October 6, 2020
Debris that could have come from a commercial plane has been found on a remote beach in Australia’s far north – sparking new hopes of finding the missing MH370 plane
Mick Elcoate was fishing on a secluded beach about seven kilometers north of Cape Tribulation in far north Queensland when he spotted a stranded wreck on Monday morning
« My first thoughts were that it was either part of the rudder of a yacht or maybe a trim on an aircraft, » said M Elcoate to Daily Mail Australia
Debris found on isolated beach in far north Queensland (pictured) could lead to a new twist in the search for the missing MH370 plane
Mick Elcoate was fishing on a secluded beach (pictured) about seven kilometers north of Cape Tribulation when he spotted a beached wreck on Monday morning
M Elcoate said he had no expertise in aircraft structures, so he decided to share the photos with the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Facebook group « to see if anyone could identify it »
M Elcoate was encouraged to contact the Australian Transportation Safety Board, which he did. He shared photos of the debris with the federal agency on Tuesday
The MH370, a Malaysia Airlines plane, disappeared from radar screens carrying 239 people, including six Australians, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014
However, the remains found on Monday are unlikely to belong to the missing Boeing 777 – as part of a wing was found in Reunion Island, east of Madagascar, in 2015, more than 10,000 km away
The avionics technician took photos of the wing-like structure, which was covered in sand and shells (photo)
‘Reported today on Facebook, a mysterious component that looks like a B737 or B777 finishing apron has washed up north of Cape Tribulation
A fishing rod above the debris helps show the size of the find
Aviation researcher Mick Gilbert told The Australian he doesn’t believe the find was from the doomed Malaysian Airlines flight
« The part does not show enough aging, has relatively sparse barnacle growth and is almost certainly the wrong color, » he said.
« If it is indeed an aircraft component, it is more likely to be a piece of Air Niugini Flight 73 which landed below the runway of Chuuk International Airport in September 2018′
March 8, 2014: MH370 disappears from radar 40 minutes after the start of its flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board
April 8, 2014: Australian ship hears two signals compatible with MH370 flight recorders in waters west of Australia « I’m now optimistic we’ll find the plane, or whatever rest of the plane, in the not too distant future, « says research coordinator Angus Houston
April 28, 2014: Aerial search ends after failing to see a single piece of debris over 46 million square kilometers of ocean
January 29, 2015: Malaysia officially declares MH370 as an accident, declares 239 people on board presumed dead
March 8, 2015: then Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott doubles underwater research area to 120,000 square kilometers
July 29, 2015: A wing part known as the flaperon found in Reunion Island, east of Madagascar, is the first piece of the plane to be recovered Since then 27 parts have been found
July 28, 2016: Data from captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah’s home simulator shows it was used to plot a course to the southern Indian Ocean, fueling speculation the plane abandoned the ‘plane in a premeditated plot
December 20, 2016: Australian Transportation Safety Board says MH370 is unlikely to be in the 120,000 km2 search area is more likely in area immediately north
January 19, 2017: Malaysia offers cash rewards to private parties for ‘substantial information or evidence’ on the location of the wreck
April 21, 2017: CSIRO releases report that the jet’s most likely location is a new 25,000 km2 area, north of the original 120,000 km2 search area
Jan 3, 2018: Research resumes after Malaysia strikes a ‘no search, no fees’ deal with U.S.-based Ocean Infinity, with up to $ 70 million offered if the wreck is found
March 3, 2018: Malaysia says new research will likely end in June, as families of passengers celebrate four years since the plane’s disappearance
July 30, 2018: Investigators release what has been flagged as the final aviation mystery report, but say research may resume and it may not be the final report as long as the wreckage is not found They said they did not believe the pilot was behind the change of direction and that « illegal third party intervention » could not be ruled out
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