122 objects spotted in search area in the Indian Ocean, says Hishammuddin

New satellite images provided by Airbus Defence and Space have shown 122 potential objects in the southern Indian Ocean where search efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are now being focussed, said Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (pic).

"The new images were received from France and taken on March 23," he told reporters at the Putra World Trade Centre today.

"The images were given to the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA) who then passed it to the Australian authorities."

"MRSA analysed the images and - in one area of the ocean measuring some 400 square kilometres - were able to identify 122 potential objects."

Hishammuddin said some of the objects were a metre in length while others were as much as 23 metres in length, adding that some of the objects appeared to be bright, possibly indicating solid materials.

He, however, cautioned that none of the objects had been identified yet nor could it be linked to MH370 before verification. – March 26, 2014.