New Insights into the Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

Scientists from the University of Tasmania‘s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies have proposed a new theory regarding the long-missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared on March 8, 2014. The flight was en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing, China, carrying 239 passengers when it vanished from radar shortly after takeoff.

In a recent post titled ‘Mystery of MH370 Solved by Science,’ the researcher claims that the plane may be located in a specific area of the Indian Ocean. According to this theory, the plane’s potential resting place aligns with the longitude of Penang airport, intersecting with a flight path derived from the Pilot-in-Command’s home flight simulator. This particular flight path had been previously dismissed by investigators as ‘irrelevant.’

The proposed location is situated in a deep trench approximately 6,000 meters beneath the ocean surface, at the eastern end of the Broken Ridge. This area is characterized by a rugged underwater landscape that complicates search efforts further.

The scientist argues that understanding this specific trajectory might provide significant insights into the final location of the aircraft. The previous extensive searches, conducted over a 120,000-square-kilometer area, were unable to locate any definitive traces of the plane, prompting the suspension of the Australian-led search in January 2017.

In support of this new theory, the researcher has emphasized the similarities between the damage observed on the wings of MH370 and the controlled ditching executed by Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger during the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009. This comparison suggests that MH370 may have been intentionally guided into the ocean, rather than experiencing catastrophic failure.