A scientist claims that he has found the "perfect hiding place" where he believes the missing MH370 airplane could be.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
The aircraft, carrying 12 crew members and 227 passengers, veered off course and is believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean.
Despite extensive search efforts, the plane and those onboard have never been found, fuelling countless conspiracy theories and making MH370 one of the greatest aviation mysteries of the modern era.
Vincent Lyne, a researcher at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, has shared findings that suggest the plane's disappearance was a deliberate act.
His 2021 research paper on the subject has recently been accepted by the Journal of Navigation, per News.com.au.
Lyne announced his findings on LinkedIn, stating: "This work changes the narrative of MH370’s disappearance from one of no-blame, fuel-starvation at the 7th arc, high-speed dive, to a mastermind pilot almost executing an incredible perfect-disappearance in the Southern Indian Ocean."
He further elaborated that he believes the crash was intentional, but noted that the plan was foiled by unforeseen circumstances.
"In fact, it would have worked were it not for MH370 plowing its right wing through a wave, and the discovery of the regular interrogation satellite communications by Inmarsat — a brilliant discovery also announced in the Journal of Navigation," Lyne wrote.
According to Lyne, the damage to the plane’s wings, flaps, and flaperon supports the theory that the aircraft underwent a "controlled ditching," akin to Captain Sully’s famous emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009.
He referred to the analysis of the debris damage conducted by decorated ex-Chief Canadian Air Crash Investigator Larry Vance, stating: "This justifies beyond doubt the original claim... that MH370 had fuel and running engines when it underwent a masterful ‘controlled ditching’ and not a high-speed fuel-starved crash."
Lyne's research suggests that MH370 is located at the intersection of the longitude of Penang airport and a track discovered on the Pilot-in-Command's home simulator.
This location, he claims, was previously dismissed by the FBI and other officials as "irrelevant."
Lyne described the potential crash site as a “perfect hiding place,” situated within a 6,000-meter-deep hole at the eastern end of the Broken Ridge, an area characterized by rugged terrain and dangerous ocean conditions.
He emphasized the need to prioritize verification of this site, stating: "Whether it will be searched or not is up to officials and search companies, but as far as science is concerned, we know why the previous searches failed and likewise science unmistakably points to where MH370 lies.
"In short, the MH370 mystery has been comprehensively solved in science!"
