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There's not much watching the middle of the southern Indian Ocean, a large fraction of which is literally more than a thousand miles away from any place humans
by civilized 4y ago
There's not much watching the middle of the southern Indian Ocean, a large fraction of which is literally more than a thousand miles away from any place humans usually inhabit. It's one of the most remote, desolate, hostile regions of the planet.
I can see the appeal as a suicide method. You fly out for a while, it's quiet and pleasant, and before long there's no turning back, no possibility of rescue.
- rippercushions 4y agoAnd we also have discovered numerous pieces of MH370 debris, all in the kinds of places in eastern Africa where the simulations said they should end up.
- ak_111 4y agoI don't think the amount of debris found is that great, a tiny piece of wing...
- civilized 4y agoI'm kind of surprised anything was found. Most of the materials the plane is made of are heavier than water and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. A few small floating pieces drifted thousands of miles and happened to wash up in inhabited areas.
- yesenadam 4y ago"As of January of 2021, some 33 pieces of wreckage found on beaches have with varying degrees of certainty been tied to MH370" - TFA