Madagascar
Madagascar and Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was a scheduled international flight which left Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 8 March 2014 at 00:42 am (MYT) and was expected to arrive in Beijing at 6:30 am (MYT).
For reasons that are still not known, the aircraft made a turn-back west across the Malay Peninsula; changed direction again and flew north west towards the Andaman Sea; and then turned south.
Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean about 2000 km from Perth , Western Australia.
An international search for the Boeing 777 in the southern Indian Ocean did not locate any debris from MH370 and underwater searches have failed to locate any wreckage of the Boeing 777-200ER.
However, currents in the Indian Ocean carried debris from flight MH370 thousands of kilometers counter-clockwise around the Indian Ocean in an oceanic system known as the Indian Ocean Gyre. Debris which has been confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been recovered in Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, La Réunion Island, South Africa and Tanzania.
Further detail is provided below:-
Debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 recovered in Madagascar
| Ref. | Date Found | Debris | Location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item 12 | 06 June 2016 |
Bottom panel on the Wing or Horizontal Stabilizer |
Riake beach, Nosy Boraha Island, Madagascar |
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| Item 13 | 12 June 2016 |
Unidentified part |
Riake beach, Nosy Boraha Island, Madagascar |
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| Item 14 | 12 June 2016 |
Unidentified part |
Riake beach, Nosy Boraha Island, Madagascar |
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| Item 15 | 06 June 2016 |
Right Wing Trailing Edge Panel |
Riake beach, Nosy Boraha Island, Madagascar |
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| Item 16 | 12 June 2016 |
Cabin Interior Panel |
Antsiraka beach, Madagascar |
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| Item 17 | 12 June 2016 |
Unidentified part |
Antsiraka beach, Madagascar |
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| Item 18 | 12 June 2016 |
Right Forward Nose Landing Gear Door |
Antsiraka beach, Madagascar |
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| Item 23 | October 2016 |
Unidentified Part |
Riake beach, Nosy Boraha Island, Madagascar |
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| Item 24 | February 2016 |
Unidentified Part |
Saint Luce, Madagascar |
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| Item 25 | July 2016 |
Unidentified Part |
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Adapted from Table 1.12A - Items of Debris
Source:
Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018
1.12 Wreckage and Impact Information
Indian Ocean Gyre
Source: Wikimedia Commons
WMC-IMG-082