#MH370 Malaysian Flight Found? : Two Potential Bits Of Missing Flight MH370 Wreckage Found

Satellite imagery of one of the objects spotted in the Indian Ocean

Australian authorities who were tasked with searching the southern Indian Ocean for the missing flight MH370 have sent four aircraft to investigate at least two objects detected by satellite far off the Australian coast

The Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, said specialist analysis of satellite imagery had identified "two possible objects related to the search". Australia's Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation, which examined the images, found that the largest object was 24 metres long. Another was about five metres long, according to the analysis.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) said the area was about 1,500 miles (2,500km) south-west of Perth, Western Australia. A map provided by Amsa shows this location is east of a possible MH370 route as assessed by the US National Transportation Safety Board. 

We still do not know what the objects are and whether they are related to the MH370 disappearance. The two grainy satellite images that have been released do not clearly show what the objects could be. 

Air Commodore John McGarry, a senior Australian military official, said the satellite material was credible enough to divert Australian-led search efforts to this area. Amsa's emergency response general manager, John Young, said it was possible the objects could be debris unrelated to MH370, such as containers fallen overboard from ships. 

"On this particular occasion the size and the fact that there are multiple [objects] located in the same area really makes it worth looking at," Young said. Abbott said the search was based on "new and credible information" but cautioned that the objects may not be connected with the MalaysiaAirlines disappearance. 

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Orion was sent to the area on Thursday, to be followed by a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion, a US navy P8 Poseidon aircraft and another Australian Orion. They will be looking for the objects. An RAAF C-130 Hercules aircraft has been sent to the area to drop datum marker buoys. These will provide information about water movement so the drifting of the objects can be modelled.

A merchant ship was expected to arrive in the area on Thursday evening, Australian time. An Australian navy ship, HMAS Success, is also on its way, but the journey will take "some days". HMAS Success is equipped to recover any objects located and proven to be from MH370

Authorities have yet to announce any sighting of the objects. Amsa said on that Thursday weather conditions were "moderate", with visibility reported to be poor.