Search for Malaysian Airline's Flight MH370 discovers 19th Century Wreckage

The Australian-led mission found the wreck while scouring the floor of the Indian Ocean for the plane that vanished in March 2014.

Images of a wreck, most likely from the 19th century, emerged after underwater drones were dispatched to investigate the potential lead.

Reports Thursday said that the Dutch search vessel, Fugro Equator’s deep tow system, detected a cluster of small ‘sonar contacts’ of potential interest, before another Fugro ship was dispatched to take a closer look, resulting in the images, according to Australian authorities.

An anchor and parts of a hull were clearly seen in the photos. The wreck lies at a depth of 3,900 metres (12,795 ft).

“We were cautious about this,” said Peter Foley, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s Director of the Operational Search for MH370.

 ”There were characteristics of the contact that made it unlikely to be MH370, but there were also aspects that generated interest, multiple small bright reflections in a relatively small area of otherwise featureless seabed."