The surprising discovery of 'MH370 hunters' at the site of the mysterious missing plane crash

During the search for debris from the MH370 plane, experts discovered a remarkable sign.

As one of the most mysterious plane crashes in history, the truth about Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 still makes many people extremely curious.

The disappearance of flight MH370 remains unsolved to this day.

It is known that flight MH370 departed on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 passengers from Kuala Lumpur airport (Malaysia) to Beijing (China). However, just 39 minutes after takeoff, this flight completely disappeared in the area near Phuket island in the Strait of Malacca.

Despite searches by the Malaysian, Chinese, Australian and private US company Ocean Infinity, the plane has never been found and its final moments remain a mystery to this day.

Unexpected discovery

After the search campaigns ended in vain, a team of experts, including Naval Officer Peter Warring, continued to search the Southern Indian Ocean for MH370 and suddenly discovered an unexpected secret.

Accordingly, although no debris of the ill-fated plane was found, experts unexpectedly found the wrecks of two shipwrecks 2,400 miles off the coast of Western Australia.

After marine researchers were called in to help identify the wrecks, they speculated that the ships may have been sunk by a deadly explosion, which often occurs when methane gas from coal carried on board builds up below decks.

During the search for MH370, experts discovered other notable debris.

Experts believe the explosion occurred as the ship sailed from Europe to a Southeast Asian port such as Singapore, Hong Kong or even Australia. While researchers have not been able to pinpoint the exact identity of the ship, they have narrowed it down to the 19th century.

Specifically, the first ship is believed to be the 395-ton wooden ship Magdala, which disappeared in 1882 while on a journey from Penarth, Wales (UK) to Ternate, a city in the North Maluku province of Indonesia . The second ship is believed to be the 286-ton wooden ship W. Gordon, which disappeared in 1876 while on a journey from Glasgow, Scotland to Adelaide (Australia).

Sonar images show the remains of two 19th-century shipwrecks.

Both vessels are believed to have been coal carriers. Experts believe the ships had between 15 and 30 crew members on board at the time of the incident. Closer inspection of the sonar images revealed parts of the ships' water tanks, anchors and small fittings, all believed to be made of wood, according to the Western Australian Museum.

Although the unexpected discovery of a cargo ship was not what the MH370 search team expected, for maritime historians, this is truly a valuable "treasure" in their historical research.