Photograph by Aero Icarus
The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 continues, with Australian and Chinese air crews spotting objects floating in the southern Indian Ocean.
The Australian Maritime Search Authority (AMSA) has reported that the crew of an Australian P3 Orion aircraft searching for the missing plane saw a grey/green circular object and an orange rectangular object floating in the ocean. HMAS Success is en route to the location of the objects, and should provide more information later today or early tomorrow.
Independently, the crew aboard a Chinese IL-76 plane also reported seeing debris that may be from the MH370 around 2,500km southwest of Perth, Australia. The reported sightings of two large objects and a number of smaller items spread across several kilometres of Ocean according to the Xinhua News Agency. Chinese ice-breaker Snow Dragon has been directed to the location of the sightings, and should arrive early on Tuesday.
The US have also reportedly sent a blackbox recovery team to the area, in the most optimistic sign yet that search teams may finally have found the wreckage.
As the search teams continue their efforts, Malaysia Airlines has been awarded $110 million (£66.7 million) for the loss of the plane, crew, and passengers by their insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, which should mean a minimum payout of $172,050 per passenger.
