WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the investigation into debris found in Mozambique that may be from a Boeing 777, the same aircraft as missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (all times local):
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An oceanographer says there may be a reason why the debris found in Mozambique appears to be free of sea life – unlike the barnacle-encrusted wing part found on Reunion Island last year.
Charitha Pattiaratchi at the University of Western Australia said if the part was discovered on a sandbank as reported, the motion of the waves against the abrasive sand may have shaved off any sea life. If it had been found at sea, he says he would expect barnacles, “But if it’s been on a beach, it’s basically been sandblasted.”