Test Results on Possible MH370 Debris to be Released in Three Months

Four pieces of speculated debris from Flight MH370 were collected and tested. Release of results are expected in three months.

Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, Transport Minister reported that the debris were discovered along the South African coastal areas specifically in Mauritius, Tanzania and Mozambique. The minister said, "we believe that soon, we will know the test results just like on the piece found in Tanzania which took two and a half months to ascertain whether it belonged to the aircraft."

Liow disclosed that a total of 22 debris pieces were collected from the area. Two were confirmed and four speculated parts of the aircraft. He added that identifying the remaining pieces was difficult because of the lack of serial number and details, The Malay Mail Online reported.

Earlier this year, Australia initiated the testing of a piece of debris discovered at the South African coast of Mozambique. Darren Chester, Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport said that the piece was taken from "a location consistent with drift modeling commissioned by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau."

The flaperon confirmed to belong to the aircraft was discovered in July 2015 on the Reunion Island. In June 2016, a wing piece was discovered in the waters of Tanzania.

Voice370 which is composed of the families of MH370 passengers said that the search should focus on Madagascar and Mozambique coastlines due to the proximity of discovered pieces of debris.

The team expects to complete the exploration by the end of this year.

On March 8, 2014, Flight MH370 went missing on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, carrying 239 passengers and crews.

It is hypothesized that the aircraft crashed in the Indian Ocean. Exploration started at 60,000 sq km and was extended to additional 60,000 sq km of sea floor area.