DCA yet to confirm debris found on Mauritian Island belongs to MH370

The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said today that a piece of debris that was found on the Mauritian Island of Rodrigues is currently being transported to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Mauritius.

However, its director-general Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman in a statement on Monday said DCA is unable to confirm that it is from MH370 until detailed tests and analysis are conducted.

He said the department is in communication with the CAA of Mauritius and all efforts are being made to retrieve the debris.

"The debris was suspected to be an interior part of an aircraft. However, we are unable to confirm that it is from MH370 until detailed tests and analysis are conducted," said Azharuddin.

He said Malaysia as the lead investigator for the MH370 Safety Investigations has requested for images of the debris to be made available for further investigation and verification.

Yesterday, a piece of debris believed to be from the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370 which went missing more than two years ago over the Indian Ocean, was found in the island of Mauritius.

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The debris was spotted by two tourists, Jean Dominique and Suzy Vitry on the beach on the coast of Rodrigues Island, CNN reported.

A spokesman for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Dan O’Malley said the Australian authorities were aware of the debris.

The plane with 239 people on board disappeared from the radar during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014.

Earlier in March, two pieces of debris was discovered in Mozambique, which Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai had said were almost certainly from the missing MH370, as both parts are consistent with panels from a MAS Boeing 777 aircraft.