Discovered two missing ships from the 19th century when searching for MH370

Experts discovered two mysterious missing cargo ships from the 19th century when searching for aircraft MH370 in southwestern Australia.

In 2015, while searching for Malaysia Airlines, the detector detected two ships carrying coal that sank in the 19th century. Maritime historians announced on May 3 the list of names. maybe of these two wrecks.

They were discovered 2,300km southwest of Australia. Fragments of ships and coal are located at a depth of 3,700m on the ocean floor. Searchers used underwater diving equipment to photograph two sinking areas and collect coal samples from a ship for a closer look. Analysis shows that coal can be transported from the UK, according to the Western Australian Museum.

The wreck was found at a depth of more than 3,000m on the ocean floor.(Photo: AFP).

After reviewing the scattered trace image of a ship discovered on May 19, 2015 and based on incomplete records of missing ships of that time, they found it possible. is the Wgordon or Magdala . W Gordon disappeared in 1877 with 10 sailors while traveling from Scotland to Australia, while the Magdala disappeared in 1882 while traveling from Wales to Indonesia.

According to the report, traces of debris indicate that these ships are likely to be sunk by the explosion. They argue that coal under the deck accumulates methane gas, which leads to an explosion or fire that arises due to the high temperature of coal.

Another wreck was found on December 19, 2015, most likely by West Ridge, disappearing from England to India with 28 sailors in 1883. The coal sample from this ship showed it originated. from the UK. There is no evidence of a catastrophic cause, but the fragment is located east of the trade road from Europe to Asia, suggesting it may be heading to the nearest port in Australia to seek relief.

The museum's maritime archaeologist, Ross Anderson, said the new data on the two shipwrecks in the nineteenth century was a significant marginal achievement of the MH370 search process. However, he predicted that no one would sponsor to salvage the two ships to determine the origin due to their location far and very deep in the ocean floor.

"These are the wrecks deep in the bottom of the Indian Ocean and are two of the shipwrecks in the deepest position in the world , " he said. Two wrecks sunk in the late 20th century were also discovered during the search for MH370.

In January, the Malaysian government pledged to pay US $ 70 million to Ocean Infinity, an American technology company based in Texas, if it could find a fragment or black boxes of MH370 within 90 days. This week, Ocean Infinity said it has swept an area of ​​80,000 square kilometers from January but has not found any signs of the aircraft.

Malaysia Airlines flight carries 239 missing people on March 8, 2014 when flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing, China. The plane is said to fall into the southern Indian Ocean region. Australia, China and Malaysia have coordinated search but no results. This disappearance is considered to be one of the world's greatest mysteries.