A further 122 objects
potentially from the missing Malaysian plane have been identified by
satellite, the country's acting transport minister has said.
The images, taken on 23 March, showed objects up to 23m (75ft) in length, Hishammuddin Hussein said.
All aircraft taking part in Wednesday's search have now left the area without identifying debris from the plane.
Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared on 8 March with 239 people on board.
Jon Donnison reports from Fremantle Port in Perth, where much of the search operation is based
The objects were found in satellite images from a 400 sq km
area around 2,557km (1588 miles) from Perth in Western Australia, Mr
Hishammuddin said.
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MH370 - Facts at a glance
- 8 March - Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight carrying 239 people disappears
- Plane's transponder, which gives out location data, was switched off as it left Malaysian airspace
- Satellite 'pings' indicate plane was still flying seven hours after satellite contact was lost
- 16 March - first satellite image of potential debris in southern Indian Ocean
- 24 March - Based on new calculations, Malaysian PM says "beyond reasonable doubt" that plane crashed in southern Indian Ocean with no survivors
He said that it was not possible
to tell whether the potential objects were from the missing aircraft,
but called them "another new lead that will help direct the search
operation".
The images were supplied by French-based Airbus Defence and
Space and were given to the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency on 25 March,
Mr Hishammuddin said.The images were passed on to the Australian Rescue and Co-ordination Centre in Perth on Tuesday, he added.
The latest images are the fourth known collection of satellite pictures showing possible debris in the southern Indian Ocean. No pieces have yet been recovered in the search area, which has now been split into an east and west section.
