Debris believed to be part of an aircraft has washed ashore on an uninhabited island in the  . The fragment, suspected to be from a wing, was found on Mendhoo island, within the . The finding comes after several pieces of suspected plane debris washed ashore on the resort island Vabbinfaru, within the , some of which could be from  (MH370). The newest piece of debris is white and severely damaged and dented in places. Some of the paint also appears to be peeling off. Authorities have collected the debris, to be examined later.  officials are currently investigating other debris to determine if they came from an aircraft and if so "discussions will be held to determine the next steps in terms of the process of analysis", said the Malaysian transport ministry in a statement. MH370, while flying from  , Malaysia to  , , vanished on March 8, 2014. All 239 passengers and crew are believed to be dead. On the day the plane went missing, residents on the small Maldives island of claimed to have seen a very "low flying jumbo jet" crash into the . Some also noted the colors appeared to resemble that of a  plane. "I've never seen a jet flying so low over our island before. We've seen seaplanes, but I'm sure that this was not one of those. I could even make out the doors on the plane clearly", one resident was quoted as saying to the newspaper Haveeru Daily. Some claim the plane appeared to be headed in the direction of , but Malaysian authorities have discounted those claims.
Debris believed to be part of an aircraft has washed ashore on an uninhabited island in the Maldives . The fragment, suspected to be from a wing, was found on Mendhoo island, within the . The finding comes after several pieces of suspected plane debris washed ashore on the resort island Vabbinfaru, within the , some of which could be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370). The newest piece of debris is white and severely damaged and dented in places. Some of the paint also appears to be peeling off. Authorities have collected the debris, to be examined later. Malaysian officials are currently investigating other debris to determine if they came from an aircraft and if so "discussions will be held to determine the next steps in terms of the process of analysis", said the Malaysian transport ministry in a statement. MH370, while flying from Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia to Beijing, China , vanished on March 8, 2014. All 239 passengers and crew are believed to be dead. On the day the plane went missing, residents on the small Maldives island of claimed to have seen a very "low flying jumbo jet" crash into the . Some also noted the colors appeared to resemble that of a Malaysia Airlines plane. "I've never seen a jet flying so low over our island before. We've seen seaplanes, but I'm sure that this was not one of those. I could even make out the doors on the plane clearly", one resident was quoted as saying to the newspaper Haveeru Daily. Some claim the plane appeared to be headed in the direction of , but Malaysian authorities have discounted those claims.
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
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