Could a package found on an Australian beach hold clues in MH370 case?

A Malaysia Airlines moist towelette that washed up on a Western Australian beach four months after MH370 vanished is unlikely to be linked to the missing plane, investigators said Tuesday. A towelette - a wet wipe usually served on board with drinks or meals - with the Malaysia Airlines logo was found on a beach at Thirsty Point. A retired couple found the package and immediately sent it to local police who on Tuesday delivered it to the offices of the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) in Canberra. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), which is leading the underwater search for the plane, has previously looked at items washed up on beaches in Australia’s west but none have ever shed light on what happened - and it said the towelette was no different.

It is unlikely, however, that such a common item with no unique identifier could be conclusively linked with MH370.

Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) in Canberra

Thirsty Point, Cervantes - where the package was found - is situated around 220 km from Fremantle and 1,850 km from the main search area in the southern Indian Ocean. However, experts have previously stated that floating objects on board the plane would have the ability to travel long distances without being damaged. One year on, mystery continues to surround the fate of the Boeing 777-200 aircraft that disappeared from air traffic control radar after taking off from Kuala Lumpur on a flight to Beijing.

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