Australia probes possible MH370 witness account

Australia was yesterday investigating an account from a sailor who said she may have seen Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on fire, as officials said the underwater hunt for the plane could dive much deeper.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which is leading the search at the request of the Malaysian government, is looking at the claim from a British yachtswoman made this week.
"The ATSB received... a message from a member of the public, reporting that they had seen what they believed to be a burning aircraft in the sky above the Indian Ocean on the night of the disappearance of MH370," a spokesman told AFP in an email.
"That information has been forwarded to the ATSB's MH370 Search Strategy Working Group for review."
The ATSB yesterday released a request for tenders for a company to dive even deeper, to depths of up to 6,000 metres.
It said the successful bidder would be engaged as a prime contractor and provide the expertise, equipment and vessels needed to carry out the search for the Boeing 777 from August.