Ocean Infinity's search for MH370 wreckage will once again fail because they are searching in the wrong part of the Indian Ocean.
Cross-matching data from NASA, NOAA,
Boeing, CSIRO, and Inmarsat indicates a high likelihood that MH370's
wreckage is located east of the 7th arc, between S23° and S24°, south of
the Lost Dutchman Ridge and 1,600 kilometers north of Ocean Infinity's
current search location. While this area along the 7th arc was
bathymetrically surveyed in 2014, it was not covered by acoustic or
subsurface searches, and certain regions might have been missed during
the 2014 surface search.
The ATSB and the Search Strategy
Working Group placed undue emphasis on certain assumptions particularly
regarding Inmarsat satellite data and end-of-flight behavior and
considered conflicting evidence less significant.
The Australian search team relied on four key assumptions that
might have been incorrect:
1.
They assumed MH370 was in level
flight, heading south, at the time of the first satellite phone call.
2.
They believed the last log-in attempt occurred due to fuel
exhaustion.
3.
Without concrete evidence, it was presumed that the autopilot had
been active for the last five hours of flight, that the crew was
incapacitated due to hypoxia, and that no one was controlling the plane
at the end of the flight.
4.
The most significant mistake.
They assumed the Australian Maritime Safety Authority 2014 surface search had ruled out impact sites
along the 7th arc north
of S32.5°.
