Just a few days ago, photos of what could be an ill-fated plane’s debris were washed ashore in Anuron Beach, Municipality of Mercedes, Eastern Samar. Some netizens and social media users were quick to generalize that this could be the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) aircraft.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), the first debris was found at a resort within the vicinity of Anuron Beach at around 0735H of Thursday, 06 August 2020. CAAP has deployed its personnel, together with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) K9 Unit, and local government unit (LGU) representatives to the scene where the debris was found. It took several personnel to carry the sizable debris, according to a CAAP representative.
In the afternoon of the same day, fishermen in Barangay Taytay, Guiuan, Eastern Samar (some 3 kilometers away from the site where the first debris was reported) discovered another set of “aircraft debris” along the same side of the shore facing the Pacific Ocean.
As of this writing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has secured the hull-shaped “aircraft” remains (with some visible Chinese markings). CAAP said that all of the debris will eventually be retrieved and turned over for safekeeping by the military. An investigation on the matter is currently underway.
The Philippine Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center (PARCC) said that there have been no reports of missing aircraft within the Philippines’ Flight Information Region (FIR), as well as from its neighboring regions.
It may be recalled that last 11-12 May 2020, a Long March 5B rocket (weighing 19.6 tonnes) by the Chinese government (pictured above) slammed uncontrollably back to the planet after a deorbit. Could the debris found in Eastern Samar part of this space junk?