Missing Malaysia Flight MH370 News Update: Flaperon Debris Could Be A Disintegrated Part of the Missing Plane
News broke out this week pointing out to the discovery of a wreckage from what appears to be a Boeing 777 jet along the beach in Saint-Andre, on the French island of Reunion. The importance of such find could help investigators break through the 18-month old mystery case of the Malaysia Flight MH370 disappearance.
CNN reported that officials from The Boeing Company have assessed the two-meter long debris and confirmed that it is "consistent with a 777 flaperon," which is part of the plane's wing.
Just yesterday, new developments indicate that this could really be a part of the disintegrated body of the Malay jetliner.
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Express.co.uk said that French authorities who were looking closely at the object discover a mussel-like shellfish growing on its side which further validates the assumption stated above.
A marine biologist at Brest Naval School came in to confirm that the sea creatures are species of barnacle called Lepas anatifera, which typically thrive in warm water bodies and can be often found attached to various floating objects like driftwood, bottles, turtles, etc.
This marine species is found most abundant in tropical and subtropical waters including the Indian Ocean where the missing Boeing jet is believed to have vanished.
According to the report, the size and growth of the shellfish "matches perfectly with the date of the MH370 crash."
Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss clarified that though the "flaperon" could be the "first real evidence that there is a possibility that a part of the aircraft may have been found," it is still "too early to make that judgement."
The Malaysian jetliner went missing along with its 239 passengers and in-flight crew on March 8 of last year while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
