Experts check if debris linked to missing plane
By Brad Ryan
Posted 3 hours 33 minutes ago
Air safety authorities are investigating whether debris found yesterday in the Torres Strait, off far north Queensland, is connected to a missing plane.
The plane, flown by a 37-year-old man, left Cairns for Horn Island last Thursday.
Authorities say search crews yesterday found debris, including a tub, near Dugong Island, about 80 kilometres east of Horn Island.
The debris is being assessed, while air and sea searches focus on waters between Dugong and Moa islands.
There has been no sign of the pilot, who last made radio contact just before his twin-engine plane was due to land at Horn Island.
Authorities say it is a mystery because the pilot spoke to air traffic controllers 15 minutes before the scheduled landing and there was no indication at any stage there were problems.
(ABC)