Chinese Satellite Has Spotted Large Object In Search for Flight 370, Malaysia Says

UPDATE, 11:10 a.m. ET: Nothing found in area Chinese satellite spotted suspicious object:

Nothing found Saturday in area where Chinese satellite spotted floating object, Australian authorities say. https://t.co/OLUnxTP2wq

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 22, 2014

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Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's defense minister says a Chinese satellite has spotted a large object along a broad stretch of ocean where officials hope to find a Malaysia Airlines plane that has been missing for more than two weeks.

New China satellite image possibly showing debris from MH370 in southern Indian Ocean. Source: https://t.co/3K5WsjLokS pic.twitter.com/gfoqx7LLeV

— Jon Passantino (@passantino) March 22, 2014

Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters Saturday that he had been informed that a Chinese satellite had spotted an object 22.5 meters (74 feet) by 13 meters (43 feet).

He said, "The news that I just received is that the Chinese ambassador received a satellite image of a floating object in the southern corridor and they will be sending ships to verify."

This is note handed to Malaysia minister with Chinese discovery of floating object #MH370 pic.twitter.com/L3je2ZN0sD

— ReutersAerospaceNews (@ReutersAero) March 22, 2014

He said he had no other information and that China would release further details. It was not immediately clear whether the object was seen near where another satellite found two objects earlier this week.

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