Missing Boeing 777 mystery: Fresh leads emerge

China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) said in Beijing that Chinese satellites found three floating objects at a suspected site of the missing plane but it was not sure whether it was the debris of the aircraft.

The objects were observed in waters between Malaysia and Vietnam. 

Ahmed admitted that with each passing day the search became more difficult.

He said the main search efforts were in South China Sea and noted, “We may have to include other countries as well if we have to expand our search later.

Civil Aviation Department Chief Azharuddin Rahman said “we have cooperation from the Indian government to help us search the Andaman sea.”

The Strait of Malacca and Andaman Sea has been included since Sunday but the search there has remained futile so far.