A woman writes a message on a dedication board for the victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 airliner and the missing Flight MH370, in Subang Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur July 23, 2014. All sides in Ukraine's civil war must protect civilia
IN PHOTO: The moist towelette from a Malaysian Airlines flight, discovered on a Western Australian beach in July 2014, is unlikely to help the search of the missing flight MH370. The towelette was discovered by a WA couple. IN PHOTO: A woman writes a message on a dedication board for the victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 airliner and the missing Flight MH370, in Subang Jaya outside Kuala Lumpur July 23, 2014. All sides in Ukraine's civil war must protect civilians and take what measures they can to search for the victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 airliner and ensure their bodies are returned, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Samsul Said

The moist towelette from a Malaysian Airlines flight, discovered on a Western Australian beach in July 2014, is unlikely to help the search of the missing flight MH370. The towelette was discovered by a WA couple.

The discovery of the hand towel with the brand of Malaysia Airlines caused fresh hopes of making a significant progress in the search of the missing flight. However, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said that the hand towel, despite being the only item from the missing MH370 flight, was unlikely to provide any significant assistance for the search.

An ATSB spokesman talked about the hand towel which had been handed to the WA police. "A 6cm x 8cm moist towelette in wrapping branded with the Malaysia Airlines logo was found at Thirsty Point on 2 July 2014," he said, "It is unlikely, however, that such a common item with no unique identifier could be conclusively linked with MH370."

The first detailed report of the disappearance was published on Sunday, marking the anniversary of the disappearance. However, the comprehensive report did not reveal any hint what caused the plane to move off its usual track. According to flight data, the flight ended up in the southern Indian Ocean. The plane was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, meanwhile, said that the government was determined to continue the hunt for the flight which had mysteriously disappeared on Mar. 8, 2014. Abbott wished the searchers well and all speed in their endeavours while every family eagerly awaited the news. The prime minister’s statement came as the disappearance of the plane marked one year. Abbott said in the statement that the “collective resolve for answers” remained steadfast as a year went by.

Abbott, on the other hand, suggested that the search could not go on for ever. However, he said that leads would continue to be followed up. He said that the subject of this search was 60,000 square km of the ocean. He said that the search team intended to search another 60,000 square km if the present search was unsuccessful. The Australian PM said that he was “reasonable confident” that the missing plane would be discovered.

Contact the writer: s.mukhopadhyay@IBTimes.com.au

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