The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March 2014 has left the world with an enduring mystery. The Boeing 777 vanished on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 passengers and crew members, primarily from China, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite extensive searches spanning a vast area of the Indian Ocean, no trace of the plane was ever found, leading to the suspension of the search in January 2017. Now, a scientist from Australia’s University of Tasmania claims to have solved the puzzle.
In a post titled “Mystery of MH370 Solved by Science,” the scientist, who works at the university’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, believes that MH370 is located where the longitude of Penang airport intersects with a flight path from the pilot’s home simulator. This path was previously dismissed as irrelevant by the FBI and other officials. The scientist suggests that the plane rests in a deep, 6,000-meter trench at the eastern end of the Broken Ridge in the Southern Indian Ocean, a region known for its challenging underwater landscape.
He argues that the location needs to be thoroughly investigated. While it is up to officials and search companies to decide whether to conduct further exploration, the scientist maintains that science has definitively identified the plane’s resting place. His research, which draws comparisons between the damage to MH370’s wings, flap, and flaperon, and the controlled ditching performed by Captain Sully on the Hudson River during a bird-strike incident in 2009, supports his conclusion.
The scientist asserts that the MH370 mystery has been scientifically solved. Whether his findings will lead to the plane’s recovery remains to be seen, but his claims have reignited interest in one of aviation’s most perplexing disappearances.
