Cape Town - The South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) has made arrangements to have what could be aircraft debris found on Dolphin Beach, Blouberg, on Tuesday evaluated.
This comes days after the Malaysian government confirmed that the two pieces of debris found in Mozambique last week were from the doomed flight MH370.
The location, where both pieces were discovered in Mozambique, was consistent with drift modelling performed by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, less than an hour after it set off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport with 239 people aboard.
The South African coastline became the focus of the global investigation into Flight MH370 after archaeologist Neels Kruger found a piece of debris – possibly belonging to the plane – along the Klein Brak River near Mossel Bay a week ago.
The piece is being examined by international experts from the Malaysian Safety Investigation Team for MH370, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia and Boeing.
On Tuesday, Blouberg resident Wendy Coetzer was on her daily walk with her dogs when she came across a toilet looking like it belonged to an aircraft.
“Walking along the beach this morning, I came across this toilet.
“Having read the article in the weekend newspaper about a piece of debris from the ill- fated MH(370) flight found near Mossel Bay, it crossed my mind it may have a connection,” she said.
Coetzer said she had been contacted by Sacaa and was informed the toilet will be safeguarded by the NSRI.
Sacaa spokesperson Kabelo Ledwaba said they had been in touch with the woman who picked up what could be aircraft debris.
“Arrangements have been made regarding the evaluation and collection of the part(s), which, if it indeed belongs to an aircraft, will then be handed over to Malaysian authorities,” said Ledwaba.
Cape Times
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