5 Things We Know So Far About The Possible MH370 Debris Found Near Mozambique

There could be a new breakthrough for the missing MH370 plane as a debris was discovered in Mozambique, two years after the Malaysia Airlines flight mysteriously disappeared on 8 March 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Here's what we know so far:

1. The piece of debris was found on a sandbank in the Mozambique Channel, a body of water between Mozambique in eastern Africa and Madagascar

Possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines FLight MH370 of a Boeing 777 has been found off Mozambique.

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2. An American lawyer and blogger found the piece of wreckage

Blaine Gibson has been funding his own search for MH370.

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Blaine Gibson was away in the coast of Mozambique for a trip when he and the owner of the boat found the plane part washed ashore on a sandbar. He has been involved in the search for MH370 as a private citizen.

3. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai tweeted that there was a "high possibility" that the debris found in Mozambique belongs to a Boeing 777 but urged everyone not to speculate while the authorities are working to verify the wreckage

4. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing and Malaysian Airlines all declined to comment

5. If confirmed, this will be the second piece of known debris from the aircraft, the first being a piece of the plane's wing on the shore of Reunion island in the Indian Ocean that was discovered last year

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5 Things We Know So Far About The Possible MH370 Debris Found Near Mozambique

There could be a new breakthrough for the missing MH370 plane as a debris was discovered in Mozambique, two years after the Malaysia Airlines flight mysteriously disappeared on 8 March 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Here's what we know so far:

1. The piece of debris was found on a sandbank in the Mozambique Channel, a body of water between Mozambique in eastern Africa and Madagascar

2. An American lawyer and blogger found the piece of wreckage

3. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai tweeted that there was a "high possibility" that the debris found in Mozambique belongs to a Boeing 777 but urged everyone not to speculate while the authorities are working to verify the wreckage

4. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing and Malaysian Airlines all declined to comment

5. If confirmed, this will be the second piece of known debris from the aircraft, the first being a piece of the plane's wing on the shore of Reunion island in the Indian Ocean that was discovered last year

Last year, authorities found a piece of the plane's wing on the shore of Reunion island in the Indian Ocean on the other side of Madagascar:

An Australian woman who lost her husband since MH370 flight went missing is suing Malaysia Airlines for negligence after almost two years:

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5 Things We Know So Far About The Possible MH370 Debris Found Near Mozambique

There could be a new breakthrough for the missing MH370 plane as a debris was discovered in Mozambique, two years after the Malaysia Airlines flight mysteriously disappeared on 8 March 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Here's what we know so far:

1. The piece of debris was found on a sandbank in the Mozambique Channel, a body of water between Mozambique in eastern Africa and Madagascar

2. An American lawyer and blogger found the piece of wreckage

3. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai tweeted that there was a "high possibility" that the debris found in Mozambique belongs to a Boeing 777 but urged everyone not to speculate while the authorities are working to verify the wreckage

4. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing and Malaysian Airlines all declined to comment

5. If confirmed, this will be the second piece of known debris from the aircraft, the first being a piece of the plane's wing on the shore of Reunion island in the Indian Ocean that was discovered last year

Last year, authorities found a piece of the plane's wing on the shore of Reunion island in the Indian Ocean on the other side of Madagascar:

An Australian woman who lost her husband since MH370 flight went missing is suing Malaysia Airlines for negligence after almost two years:

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There could be a new breakthrough for the missing MH370 plane as a debris was discovered in Mozambique, two years after the Malaysia Airlines flight mysteriously disappeared on 8 March 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Here's what we know so far: