That AMSA press conference has now wrapped up. Here's a few of the key points to emerge.
Commercial satellites have captured images of several large objects in the ocean off Western Australia.
The images were analysed this morning and thought to be credible enough to warrant a full-scale search by aircraft and ships for the objects in the belief they may be debris from missing flight MH370.
The objects are around 2500km south-west of Perth.
The largest of the objects is up to 24 metres long.
One RAAF aircraft is already at the location. A further three aircraft have been sent to the area, including a New Zealand Air Force Orion and a US Navy P8 Poseidon aircraft.
It is not unusual to see debris floating in the ocean. Containers are sometimes adrift after falling overboard, for instance.
There is no guarantee the objects are from the missing flight, but this is the best lead search authorities have had so far.
It is not known when the objects will be physically located.
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