新發現碎片幾乎能肯定來自失蹤的MH370

Two pieces of aircraft debris found on beaches in Mauritius and South Africa almost certainly came from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, say Malaysian and Australian officials.

據馬來西亞和澳大利亞官方近日表示，在毛里求斯和南非海岸發現的碎片已經幾乎可以肯定是來自失蹤的MH370客機。

It is the latest development in efforts to solve the mystery of the aircraft, which went missing in March 2014.

這是自MH370客機於2014年3月失聯之後，致力於解開關於這架飛機的這一謎團的最新線索。

The plane, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, had 239 people on board when it vanished. It is presumed to have crashed into the sea after veering off course. Three ships are searching a 120,000 sq km area of the southern Indian Ocean but have so far found no trace of the plane.

這架從吉隆坡飛往北京的客機失聯時，機上有239名乘客和機組人員。目前的判斷是該客機偏航後墜入大海。不過，有三支搜救船隻已在南印度洋搜尋了約12萬平方公里的海域，但迄今爲止，並沒有發現任何蹤跡。

Each was found thousands of miles from the search zone, though within the area models of ocean currents have indicated debris could wash up.

儘管根據印度洋洋流的走向，可以推斷飛機殘骸可能已經被衝上岸，但這些已經找到的碎片都是來自距離搜尋區域數千英里外的地方。

Speaking on last Thursday, Malaysia's Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the team had "confirmed that both pieces of debris from South Africa and Rodrigues Island are almost certainly from MH370".

馬來西亞交通部長廖中萊上週四表示，該團隊已經確認，在南非和的毛里求斯的羅德里格斯島發現的碎片基本可以肯定是屬於MH370客機的。

The ATSB also said both sections were "almost certainly" from 9M-MRO, which is the plane's registration.

此外，澳大利亞運輸安全局還表示，這些碎片基本可以確認來自9M-MRO，這正是MH370的註冊編號。

The ocean search, involving Australia, Malaysia and China, has scoured more than 105,000 sq km of seafloor so far. But the countries have agreed that in the absence of "credible new information" the search will end by the middle of the year.

由澳大利亞、馬來西亞和中國聯合進行的海洋搜尋，目前已經搜索了超過10.5萬平方公里的海底。不過，這些國家一致認爲，在沒有“可靠的新信息”的情況下，搜尋將於今年年中宣告結束。