He is raising money for a private search of the area he thinks is more likely

Mr Chillit believes the plane's wreckage is far north of current search area

He posted images of the possible wreckage on his website on Monday

An independent investigator searching for the wreckage of MH370 claims to have found some of the debris on Google Earth.

American statistician Mike Chillit looked at waters around Saint Brandon Island, about 430 kilometres northeast of Mauritius, six months after the plane disappeared in March 2014.

He posted a series of images on his website and Twitter on Monday showing objects he believed could be pieces of the downed Boeing 777 carrying 239 people.

An independent investigator searching for the wreckage of MH370 claims to have found some of the debris on Google Earth

They were seen in waters around Saint Brandon Island, about 430 kilometres northeast of Mauritius, six months after the plane disappeared in March 2014

Mr Chillit was trying to use the position of the possible debris, with what he knows about ocean currents and temperatures, to help narrow down its resting place.

'I haven’t tried to use Google Earth for this before other than on Reunion where it picked up debris one week before the flaperon was found (in July 2015),' he told News Corp.

All debris found so far is on the east coast of Africa near Madagascar and Mozambique, but he said Saint Brandon Island was never examined.

American statistician Mike Chillit has been searching for the downed plane for more than a year

What Mr Chillit believes to be a hinged wing flap floating in the ocean

A few more pieces of debris near the island

Scientific analysis found barnacles on the flaperon likely started growing in warmer waters than were being searched.

Mr Chillit belies the Malaysia Airlines’ flight crashed much farther north than the current search site and started a petition for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to move the search.

He is trying to raise money for a private search near the Batavia Seamount and Zenith Plateau off the WA coast west of Exmouth.

MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board

All debris found so far is on the east coast of Africa near Madagascar and Mozambique, but he said Saint Brandon Island was never examined

Scientific analysis found barnacles on a flaperon (pictured) from Reunion Island likely started growing in warmer waters than were being searched

Mr Chillit belies the Malaysia Airlines’ flight crashed much farther north than the current search site

He wants to hire deep water search specialists Williamson and Associates who applied for the MH370 contract but missed out to Dutch survey company Fugro.

'I try not to take myself too seriously, but I think this is worth investigating,' he said.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is preparing a report on the search that may suggest a 'redefinition' of the search area.

However, there is no funding for searching beyond the current 120,000 square kilometre area and the Malaysia, China and the Australian governments don't support it unless credible new evidence emerges.

He is trying to raise money for a private search near the Batavia Seamount and Zenith Plateau off the WA coast west of Exmouth