The disappearance of the plane en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing triggered the largest aircraft search operation in history, which ended in January 2017. The scientist, who works at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, suspects that the plane is in a 6,000-meter-deep trench at the eastern end of the Broken Ridge in the southern Indian Ocean.
Since 2014, numerous theories have been circulating about the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, but no clear evidence has been found in the vast 120,000 square kilometre search area in the Indian Ocean, leading to the suspension of the Australian-led search three years later.
In a post titled “MH370 Mystery Solved by Science,” the Tasmanian scientist claims he has determined the plane’s location based on the longitude of Penang Airport, which intersects with a flight path from the pilot-in-command’s home simulator – a route previously dismissed as “irrelevant” by the FBI and other officials. The proposed location features a rugged and challenging underwater landscape.
“Verifying this location must be a top priority. Whether or not to search there is in the hands of the authorities and search companies, but as far as science is concerned, we know why the previous searches failed and science also clearly indicates where MH370 is. In short, the mystery of MH370 has been completely solved by science!” he explained.
To assess the damage to the aircraft, the scientist also drew comparisons by comparing the wings, flaps and flaperon of MH370 with the controlled ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 by Captain Sully on January 15, 2009, on the Hudson River after it was struck by a bird. This new possible location raises renewed hope that the mystery of Flight MH370 may finally be solved, although it is now up to officials to decide whether or not to search this area.
