Piece Of Debris Of Crashed Malaysian Airline Flight MH370 Found In South Africa

Debris which could be from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has washed up on a beach in South Africa, Sky News has reported. 

A local archaeologist found the chunk of debris which is stamped with part of engine maker Rolls-Royce's logo.Neels Kruger discovered it near Mossel Bay, a small town in Western Cape province.

He came across it while walking with his family along a river mouth, and immediately contacted the authorities.It was discovered by archaeologist Neels Krugeron the beach. 

Malaysia's transport minister said a team will now be sent to South Africa to examine the piece, to see if it is from the missing plane.Mr Kruger said: "I contacted the South African Civil Aviation Authority and sent them images and the location here, the location of the find."

And also, then I came in contact with the Australian air traffic safety bureau, and they then advised me to please just kind oftry and preserve it in more or less its original state or the state that I found it in and just keep it secure.

He was walking with his family at the time"So we bubble wrapped it and try to just keep it safe for now."He said he hopes his discovery will help bring investigators closer to finding out what happened to the plane.

Flight MH370 disappeared on 8 March 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.It had 239 people on board, most of them Chinese nationals.

Two pieces of debris were washed up in Mozambique earlier this monthA huge search effort in the southern Indian Ocean, where the flight is presumed to have ended its journey, has not found its wreckage.

Two other pieces of possible debris were found earlier this month in Mozambique.

Malaysian officials said this week that they are consistent with parts on a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, and are likely to have come from the missing flight.

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