Beijing: Days after authorities dismissed the idea that MH370 may be in the Bay of Bengal, a top Malaysian official said Friday he is considering the theory.
Acting Transportation Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the tip could only be confirmed by sending vessels to the area, which is thousands of kilometers away from the official search area in the southern Indian ocean.
"But I just want to stress that by doing that, we are distracting ourselves from the main search," Hussein said Friday. "And in the event that the result from the search is negative, who is going to be responsible for that loss of time?"
Hussein did not mention any specific plans to send resources to the Bay of Bengal.
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His comments came three days after the Australian company GeoResonance publicized its claim that it may have found the wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal.
While GeoResonance said it's not sure whether the plane is MH370, the company said it has been pressing officials to take a look.
02/05/14 Holly Yan and David McKenzie/CNN
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Acting Transportation Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the tip could only be confirmed by sending vessels to the area, which is thousands of kilometers away from the official search area in the southern Indian ocean.
"But I just want to stress that by doing that, we are distracting ourselves from the main search," Hussein said Friday. "And in the event that the result from the search is negative, who is going to be responsible for that loss of time?"
Hussein did not mention any specific plans to send resources to the Bay of Bengal.
Malaysia Airlines to close hotel centers
Photos: The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Photos: The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Why 4 hours to start MH370 search? New details from today's Flight 370 report
His comments came three days after the Australian company GeoResonance publicized its claim that it may have found the wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal.
While GeoResonance said it's not sure whether the plane is MH370, the company said it has been pressing officials to take a look.
02/05/14 Holly Yan and David McKenzie/CNN
