The appearance of the fire suppression bottle is superficially similar, but their are differences. The Maldive item is a mine, not a fire suppression bottle.
Its not a mine. I reckon its a fire bottle; it certainly looks like the ones I have flown. From a 777 not sure. Fire bottles are an absolute nightmare to transport, due to their IATA classification. I believe they are classed as both toxic/non flam gasses as well as UN Class 1.2.
Having flown a couple, I can testify to the large amount of DG paperwork required to fly them. the UN class 1.2 is due to the explosive squib which pierces the burst disk to initiate the release of agent.
http://quick.aero/sterling/blog/how-...on-explosives/
http://aircraftengineering.wordpress...ag/wheel-well/
Sizing wise, could be the poo fire bottle? No reason to suspect its from the 777 though, as its such a long way from the primary search site! If the serials match MH370, there are going to be big headaches as to where the jet went in.
