Australian debris not part of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
Sydney — A piece of debris that washed up on a remote island off Australia’s south coast was ruled out Wednesday as coming from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.The item was found earlier this month among seaweed and driftwood and resembled part of a plane, with the words "Caution No Step" visible, according to footage on Australia’s Channel Seven.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), which is co-ordinating the search, examined the debris and dismissed it as being from the jet that vanished in March 2014 with 239 people on board."Information received from the manufacturer indicates the item is not consistent with the manufacturing specifications of a Boeing commercial aircraft," the bureau said in a statement.Two other pieces of debris found around the same time on the Madagascan island of Nosy Boraha and handed to the ATSB are still being examined.The fate of the plane, presumed to have crashed at sea while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, remains a mystery.W...
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