Quote:
"Following specialist analysis of this satellite imagery, two possible objects related to the search have been identified." To me, "identified" means they know what they are looking at.
Agreed, but "identified" is nowadays frequently used to mean just "seen" or "noted". Always use a longer word; even if it's inaccurate it sounds more impressive.
Beware the passive voice, a favorite of bureaucrats and lawyers.
Rephrase this into "Following specialist analysis of the satellite imagery, we have identified two objects possibly related to the search" and it takes on an apparently different meaning, while, in reality, they are saying the same thing.
Fingers crossed that this is something that will pan out. There was some data on ocean currents posted upthread that should narrow the search area for the orange boxes.