Blaine Alan Gibson holds debris he found on a beach in Mozambique. Officials are investigating if it is from the missing Malaysian Airline flight 370.
Malaysian officials say debris washed up in Mozambique may be from a Boeing 777, the same type of aircraft as the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared two years ago.
"Based on early reports, high possibility debris found in Mozambique belongs to a B777," tweeted Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia's transport minister. But he went on to warn against "undue speculation as we are not able to conclude that the debris belongs to #mh370 at this time".
Photographs of the debris appear to show the fixed leading edge of the right-hand horizontal stabiliser, or tailfin, of a Boeing 777, a U.S. official told the Associated Press. People who have handled the part, which is being transported to Malaysia, say it appears to be made of fibreglass composite on the outside, with aluminium honeycombing on the inside, the official said.
However, Mozambique's national director of civil aviation, João Abreu, said authorities had found no part of the missing plane.
MH370 went missing on March 8, 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 12 crew members and 227 passengers on board.
American blogger Blaine Gibson, who has been conducting his own search for the missing plane, said he located the debris and showed it to officials.
Malaysian officials say debris washed up in Mozambique may be from a Boeing 777, the same type of aircraft as the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared two years ago.
"Based on early reports, high possibility debris found in Mozambique belongs to a B777," tweeted Liow Tiong Lai, Malaysia's transport minister. But he went on to warn against "undue speculation as we are not able to conclude that the debris belongs to #mh370 at this time".
Photographs of the debris appear to show the fixed leading edge of the right-hand horizontal stabiliser, or tailfin, of a Boeing 777, a U.S. official told the Associated Press. People who have handled the part, which is being transported to Malaysia, say it appears to be made of fibreglass composite on the outside, with aluminium honeycombing on the inside, the official said.
However, Mozambique's national director of civil aviation, João Abreu, said authorities had found no part of the missing plane.
MH370 went missing on March 8, 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 12 crew members and 227 passengers on board.
American blogger Blaine Gibson, who has been conducting his own search for the missing plane, said he located the debris and showed it to officials.
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