Suspected MH370 cabin fragment found on island in Mauritius

The suspected fragment. - Pix taken from mStar

PETALING JAYA: An object believed to have come from inside the cabin of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has been found on an island in Mauritius, east of Africa, according to a report.  

MH370 Independent Group (IG) expert Don Thompson told news.com.au. that he saw photographs of the part and said it appeared to match the bulkhead of a MAS Boeing 777 business class cabin.  

He said it was not, however, limited to that section of a Boeing 777 and could also have come from economy class.  

Another IG member Mike Exner agreed with the assessment.  

It was reported that the group had passed the information to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).   

If confirmed to be from MH370, the fragment would be the first possible internal part to have been found.  

The wreckage was reportedly found by a couple holidaying on Rodrigues Island as they were walking along the beach on Thursday.  

Rodrigues Island is a small volcanic island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mauritius.

An MH370 flaperon was found in Reunion Island in July last year.

It was reported that another piece of plane debris, suspected to be from the missing plane, had been found in Mozambique.  

It is the third item found in the country since last month following the discovery of two plane debris - a piece of skin from a horizontal stabiliser and a white chunk of metal.  

The two debris, which had been sent to Australia for analysis, were found to be “almost certainly from MH370”.  

Another fragment picked up near Mossel Bay, a small town in Western Cape province in South Africa, would also be analysed to see if it came from MH370, South African officials said last month.  

Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers and crew on board. Its journey is believed to have ended in the southern Indian Ocean.