10/03/2014 10:40
Malaysia plane search: Hunt continues after 'debris' sighted
A multinational team searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines jet are investigating possible debris spotted in the sea south of Vietnam, the BBC reported.
Vietnamese navy planes have reported seeing what could be fragments from Flight MH370, which vanished almost two days ago with 239 people on board.
Relatives of the missing passengers have been told by the authorities to prepare for the worst.
There is still no indication of what happened to the plane.
An investigation into the cause of its disappearance is focusing on two passengers who boarded the flight using stolen passports.
Malaysian military officials said on Sunday that the plane, a Boeing 777-200ER, may have turned back from its scheduled route shortly before vanishing from radar screens, further deepening the mystery surrounding its fate.
There are now 40 ships and 34 aircraft from nine different nations taking part in the search in the seas off Vietnam and Malaysia.
Late on Sunday, the Vietnamese authorities said two objects had been sighted in waters south of Vietnam which appeared to resemble aircraft parts, including a door.
It was in a similar area to a possible oil slick seen by Vietnamese navy planes on Saturday, but officials have cautioned that this too may be nothing to do with the disappearance of Flight MH370.
US Navy officials said their aircraft had not seen any debris associated with commercial aircraft wreckage.