A further 122 objects potentially from the missing Malaysian plane have been identified by satellite, the country’s acting transport minister has said. The images, taken on 23 March, showed objects up to 23m (75ft) in length, Hishammuddin Hussein said. All aircraft taking part in Wednesday’s search have now left the area without identifying debris from the plane. Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared on 8 March with 239 people on board. The objects were found in satellite images from a 400 sq km area around 2,557km (1588 miles) from Perth in Western Australia, Mr Hishammuddin said. Based on new calculations, Malaysian PM says “beyond reasonable doubt” that plane crashed in southern Indian Ocean with no survivors The images were supplied by French-based Airbus Defence and Space and were given to the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency on 25 March, Mr Hishammuddin said. The images were passed on to the Australian Rescue and Co-ordination Centre in Perth on Tuesday, he added. The latest images are the fourth known collection of satellite pictures showing possible debris in the southern Indian Ocean. No pieces have yet been recovered in the search area, which has now been split into an east and west section. The BBC map shows the location of debris spotted on satellite images between 16 and 24 March. Satellite finds further 122 objects of debris
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A further 122 objects potentially from the missing Malaysian plane have been identified by satellite, the country’s acting transport minister has said. The images, taken on 23 March, showed objects up to 23m (75ft) in length, Hishammuddin Hussein said. All aircraft taking part in Wednesday’s search have now left the area without identifying debris from the plane. Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared on 8 March with 239 people on board. The objects were found in satellite images from a 400 sq km area around 2,557km (1588 miles) from Perth in Western Australia, Mr Hishammuddin said. Based on new calculations, Malaysian PM says “beyond reasonable doubt” that plane crashed in southern Indian Ocean with no survivors The images were supplied by French-based Airbus Defence and Space and were given to the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency on 25 March, Mr Hishammuddin said. The images were passed on to the Australian Rescue and Co-ordination Centre in Perth on Tuesday, he added. The latest images are the fourth known collection of satellite pictures showing possible debris in the southern Indian Ocean. No pieces have yet been recovered in the search area, which has now been split into an east and west section. The BBC map shows the location of debris spotted on satellite images between 16 and 24 March. 