Chinese satellites have spotted objects floating in the southern search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane that could be debris and has sent ships to investigate, Malaysia said on Saturday.

马来西亚方面今日宣布中国卫星在南印度洋海域观测到疑似失联客机碎片，目前已派遣船只前往调查。

"Chinese ships have been dispatched to the area. Beijing is expected to make an announcement in a few hours," Malaysian Defence Minister and acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters.

马来西亚国防部长和代理交通部长希沙姆丁·侯赛因告诉记者“中国船只已驶往该区域，北京方面预计几小时后发布通告”。

One of the objects was very large, measuring 22.5 meters (74 feet) by 13 meters (42 feet), the ministry said in a statement, correcting the minister's earlier statistics of 22 meters by 30 meters.

马来方面重申其中一个物体很大，长约22.5米，宽约13米，修正了之前长约30米，宽约22米的说法。

"This information was received by phone during the press conference, and was initially misheard," the ministry said.

马来方面表示“该消息最初是再资讯发布会时通过电话得知的，一开始听错了”。

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