Possible Boeing 777 Part Found Off Mozambique
 

Just started getting Twitts on this,more here
Missing MH370: Possible Boeing 777 Part Found Off Mozambique, Sources Say - NBC News

So a "blogger" is searching the african coastline for parts of MH370 or who found it?

pics anyone ?

what is the relationship of this to the other long running thread, conflict or confirmation?

Judging by their use of the word 'doomed' those journalists obviously don't have English as a first language.:ugh:

Sensationalism ? Always doom & gloom :uhoh:

I was interested to learn that Malaysia is where Malaysian Airlines is based.

Who says CNN's journalism is crap?

777 horiz stabilizer
 

U.S. officials close to the investigation told CBS News the debris found several days ago is from a Boeing 777, the type of aircraft MH370 used.
MH370 search probes report of possible plane debris in Mozambique amid hunt for Malaysia Airlines jet - CBS News

so if it was on a sand bar what chances other bits stuck in it below waterline or passed it by to hit mainland Mozambique

Given the time involved and the known currents in the Indian Ocean it is likely that floating debris could now be arriving on the east coast of southern Africa.

It is unlikely, however, that such debris could yield any significant clues to the location and causes of the accident.

It could still be extremely useful if it could give a strong indication that the aircraft spiralled into the sea, or that it glided to a low-speed ditching under human control. In the latter case, for example, it's unlikely to be in the planned search area.

I'm not sure how that would be possible, though.

Picture of part found
 

https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/K5...8d668ef46cd8af

Would the fact that these two pieces have been found in reasonably close proximity to one another, perhaps increase the probability (if it is from the aircraft concerned) that the flaperon found earlier departed the structure at the same time as this part?


There was some prior speculation that the flaperon may have departed during flight, and drifted to La Reunion from a location separate from that of the main wreckage.


I expect either scenario remains plausible.

Some close up photographs posted on Twitter by Victor Iannello:


https://twitter.com/RadiantPhysics?lang=en-gb


If this is indeed the part, it shows a notable absence of barnacle colonisation compared to the flaperon.

The second find
 

If this turns out to be wreckage off MH370, then I would have thought it must follow that its point of recovery would be of crucial importance to the search efforts. It may result in a change of methodology from that based on the Inmarsat satellite data analysis to one with much greater emphasis on an analysis of Ocean surface currents in the Indian Ocean.

The first find, which has since been confirmed as belonging to MH370, was located on an island lying off the Eastern waters of Madagascar. This second find has been located off the Western waters of Madagascar. Both far North and West from the current search area.


"Indian Ocean Currents
Indian Ocean currents follow generally the pattern of the
Atlantic and Pacific but with differences caused principally
by the monsoons, the more limited extent of water in the
Northern Hemisphere, and by limited communication with
the Pacific Ocean along the eastern boundary. During the
northern hemisphere winter, the North Equatorial Current
and South Equatorial Current flow toward the west, with
the weaker, eastward Equatorial Counter current flowing
between them, as in the Atlantic and Pacific (but somewhat
south of the equator). But during the northern hemisphere
summer, both the North Equatorial Current and the
Equatorial Counter current are replaced by the South west
Monsoon Current, which flows eastward and
south eastward across the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
Near Sumatra, this current curves in a clockwise direction
and flows westward, augmenting the South Equatorial
Current, and setting up a clockwise circulation in the
northern part of the Indian Ocean. Off the coast of Somalia,
the Somali Current reverses direction during the northern
hemisphere summer with northward currents reaching
speeds of 5 knots or more. Twice a year, around May and
November, westerly winds along the equator result in an
eastward Equatorial Jet which feeds warm water towards
Sumatra.
As the South Equatorial Current approaches the coast of
Africa, it curves toward the southwest, part of it flowing
through the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and
the mainland, and part flowing along the east coast of
Madagascar. At the southern end of this island the two join
to form the strong Agulhas Current, which is analogous to
the Gulf Stream. This current, when opposed by strong
winds from Southern Ocean storms, creates dangerously
large seas."
The full text of the above may be found at:

http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...N/Chapt-32.pdf

This may suggest a debris drift from North to South/South West. I cannot quite see how such a drift pattern would fit the current search location.

But one can never assume. By that reasoning, Virgin Airlines.... well.... :eek:

That Part looks remarkably clean for something that has been in the Ocean that long! And the finder already has a 370 Blog. Huum!
But then I'm a cynic.
KB

Thats not it. That's the Flaperon found on Reunion Island in July 2015.

https://twitter.com/RadiantPhysics/s...75801008373760

https://twitter.com/RadiantPhysics/s...16445420556288

https://twitter.com/RadiantPhysics/s...08219648036864

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