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Hallelujah! Finally a real dinky di AAI...   


Following on from the developing story above...

On the other Aunty's AM radio this morning for once the ATSB spokes person wasn't some pompous, pimping, obfuscating bureaucrat but a real no bullshit, no spin AAI...

MH370: speculation about debris found on the East Coast of Africa

Rachael Brown reported this story on Thursday, July 30, 2015 08:14:00
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MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: While there is little doubt now who shot down MH17 there is still great mystery surrounding the fate of the other Malaysian Airline disaster, MH370

But Australian aviation authorities say they are now investigating whether debris that's washed up on the east coast of Africa is part of a wing from the missing Boeing 777.

French Authorities say it's premature to suggest the debris is from the missing plane.

Search efforts have focused on a broad expanse of the southern Indian Ocean.

Joe Hattley from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau is speaking with Rachael Brown.

JOE HATTLEY: We got advised late last night that a component resembling an aircraft component had washed ashore on Reunion Island in the western Indian Ocean.

RACHAEL BROWN: And it seems like quite a large part of debris. It looks like it's taking about four or five people to carry it.

JOE HATTLEY: Yes, the dimensions we've got so far is that it's probably close to two metres long and a metre wide and certainly looks like or similar to a trailing edge type part off a commercial airliner, the rear of the wing.

RACHAEL BROWN: Have you been sent any photographs yet?

JOE HATTLEY: Yes, so the BEA (Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses) which are our French counterparts, the safety agency in France, they have sent us some of the photographs that were taken down on Reunion Island.

And we have on-forwarded them to Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer, to assess to see if in fact it is possibly a Boeing part. And so we're awaiting advice from Boeing on that.

There are two different numbers that we would be looking for. One is a part number that is common to all the parts that are manufactured the same.

And then it may or may not have a serial number. If we can get a serial number off it, then we may be able to match it up to a specific aircraft.

RACHAEL BROWN: Is it possible that with some kind of conveyor belt current, it could have drifted in the past 16 months to Reunion Island?

JOE HATTLEY: So I'm not a marine scientist, I'm not familiar with all the ocean currents. But there are large circulatory-type currents in many of the world's oceans so I think it's certainly possible that anything in the Indian Ocean could end up on Reunion Island. But as I say, I'm not an expert on the ocean currents.

RACHAEL BROWN: Will you be getting in touch with some ocean scientists today?

JOE HATTLEY: Well, the main thing for us is to identify the component. So we're really interested in trying to find out why type of aircraft it's off.

We really want to secure the item and or make sure the item is secured - and currently it's under the custody of the police on the island - and facilitate a technical examination to try and determine what type of aircraft it's off.

RACHAEL BROWN: How long could this take?

JOE HATTLEY: I'm sort of thinking it's going to take several days at this stage because we will need to work with our counterparts in France to get the component suitably examined by technical specialists.

MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: And that's Joe Hattley from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, speaking to Rachael Brown.

       
It maybe that Joe was the only person upright & awake, but it is passing strange that neither Dolan (media magnet) nor Foley were available to comment..
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