A vessel in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has made the amazing discovery of what is thought to be a shipwreck from the 1800s.
About 80 metres in length, it is the second shipwreck discovered by accident in seven months in the search for the missing aircraft.
The Havila Harmony was in the search area on December 19 when sonar contact was made with an object on the seabed.
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About 80 metres in length, it is the second shipwreck discovered by accident in seven months in the search for the missing aircraft.
The Havila Harmony was in the search area on December 19 when sonar contact was made with an object on the seabed.
Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/indian-ocean-search-for-mh370-discovers-19th-century-shipwreck-off-wa-coast-20160113-gm5371.html#ixzz3xBq0oFrE
A spokesman for the Joint Agency Coordination Centre said early analysis suggested the object was likely man-made, probably a shipwreck.Advertisement"The search vessel was tasked with further investigation and around two weeks later captured a high-resolution sonar image, confirming that it was the wreck of a ship," he said.
An expert at the Shipwreck Galleries of the Western Australian Museum believes the vessel dated from the turn of the 19th century.
An expert at the Shipwreck Galleries of the Western Australian Museum believes the vessel dated from the turn of the 19th century.
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