At the rate that they have been going of 35 sq miles a day they should be able to cover 6.2 sq miles in a few hours not a week.
It sounds like they have seen something and they are going in for a closer look.
Malaysia, Australia reportedly in deal on black box custody
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/malaysia-australia/1075816.html
A survey by Malaysia’s leading independent polling firm released earlier this week found that only 26 per cent of Malaysians believed the government was being transparent about MH370.