Australian plane spots 'one orange and one grey object' in missing plane search

An Australian plane has spotted two objects - one circular and grey and the other rectangular and orange - in the hunt for the missing Malaysia plane in the southern Indian Ocean, Australian officials say.

Satellite images and data have also identified possible debris in the area that may be linked to the disappearance of flight MH370.

A ship, HMAS Success, is on its way to recover the possible debris from the Indian Ocean.

The vessel will attempt to retrieve the two objects within the next few hours.

The objects were spotted in the search area about 2500 kilometres south-west of Perth by the RAAF Orion.