A Chinese aircraft has spotted three objects floating in a search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet
Cleared ... the FBI says MH370 pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah's homemade simulator had 'nothing sinister'. Source: Supplied
POLICE and the FBI have found "nothing sinister" on the MH370 pilot's homemade flight simulator, Malaysia's Defence and acting Transport Minister said.
Hishammuddin Hussein said full details would come from the country's police chief.
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"As far as I know there is nothing sinister on the simulator but of course that will have to be confirmed by the chief of police," Mr Hussein said at a briefing after meeting family members of the plane's passenger in Kuala Lumpur.
He said the Malaysian police had been working with the FBI since day one on analysing the data on the simulator.
The homemade simulator, which pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah built himself and was passionate about, was taken from his home in the wake of the plane's disappearance.
It was reassembled at police headquarters and examined. Police have said that the simulator logs were deleted on February 3 and the hard drive was sent to the FBI for further analysis about what was deleted.
Speculation has been rife about Captain Zaharie and the simulator amid unsubstantiated and unsourced reports about the simulator's contents.
A pilot and a father ... Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah with his daughter Aishah Zaharie. Source: Facebook
Mr Hussein said the issue would be further clarified by the police chief.
He said Malaysian police, along with international agencies, were continuing to investigate all aspects of the Boeing 777-200's disappearance on March 8.
Last night the Australian Maritime Safety Authority tweeted that the HMAS Toowoomba had left Fleet Base West near Perth to join the international search for the missing plane.
The 1,800km trip is expected to take three days.
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A Chinese aircraft spotted three objects floating in an area off the West Australian coast where search teams are focusing their hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
The development came today as an Australian Navy frigate was dispatched to join the operation, which is now focused on a new search zone more than 1000km from where teams had previously been scouring the Indian Ocean.
Australian navy in action ... the HMAS Toowoomba has joined the search for MH370 debris. Picture: Stewart Allen Source: News Corp Australia
China's state news agency Xinhua reported today that the Chinese military plane, Ilyushin IL-76, had spotted three floating objects of white, red and orange colours respectively, from an altitude of 300 metres.
Satellites and aircraft have spotted numerous floating objects, but none have been confirmed as wreckage from the plane.
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Planes and ships today combed the newly targeted area with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying authorities were transporting a black box locator to the search zone.
Flight 370 disappeared on March 8 after veering sharply off course while heading from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers, including six Australians, and crew.
Investigators believed the Boeing 777 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia, where planes and ships have been looking for more than two weeks in the hope of recovering debris.
A black box locator is about to be sent out on an Australian navy ship in search of the missing MH370 plane.
The Australian Navy's HMAS Toowoomba left Fleet Base West near Perth tonight to join the search. It will be carrying a Seahawk helicopter. The 1800km trip will take about three days, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority says.
Another Australian navy ship, the Ocean Shield, is due to leave Perth tomorrow to join the search.
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The plane and its passengers have been missing for three weeks, but Malaysia's transport minister has vowed to continue the search for "possible survivors".
"No matter how remote the odds, we will pray, hope against hope, and continue to search for possible survivors,'' Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters today during a condolence visit to relatives of Malaysian passengers and crew.
Desperate for answers ... relatives of passengers on board MH370 after a meeting with a government official at a hotel in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Saturday. Source: AP
Malaysia says the plane was deliberately diverted from its planned flight path, and investigations have focused on the captain.
Malaysian police, the US Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation, Chinese intelligence and Britain's MI6 are involved in the investigation.
The search zone shifted 1100 kilometres on Friday following a fresh assessment of satellite data.
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It's about 80 per cent smaller than the previous search zone but still spans 319,000 square kilometres.
AMSA said ships were trying to recover objects first spotted on Friday, including two rectangular items that were blue and grey.
"The objects cannot be verified or discounted as being from MH370 until they are relocated and recovered by ships,'' AMSA said in a statement.
Under pressure ... Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein gestures as he listens to a question after meeting with relatives of passengers on board flight MH370. Source: AP
"It is not known how much flotsam, such as from fishing activities, is ordinarily there. At least one distinctive fishing object has been identified.''
Weather was against the searchers today with a cold front bringing rain, low clouds and reduced visibility to the southern part of the search area, while moderate winds and swells of up to two meters were predicted by the Bureau of Meteorology.
Conditions are expected to improve by Sunday but rain, drizzle and low clouds are still likely.
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