Missing Malaysian Plane

[LowerWolf]

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The search area has now changed to 674 miles NE of where they're were searching before.

And planes have spotted debris in the new search area, though they're not sure yet whether it's from the flight.

[Jasong7777]

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How many objects are we up to now?

Those poor families.

[shugknight]

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Well Malaysia Airlines got me.

I'll be honest.. After hearing that they've concluded it crashed in the Indian Ocean and have seen hundreds of debris, even if none were actually found... The story has lost my interest.

I mean I still want to know the conclusion and how it happened but prior to that announcement, everyday I was searching for any new news about it. And honestly I think the media feels the same way.

Odd that last week, this story was at the top of every news site. Now sometimes I can't even see an article about it.

[OSUFan_88]

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Let's not forget they are searching for a moving target in on of the most dangerous waters on the planet.

This isn't like a little chop to the water. The waters they are looking at is miles of HUGE waves. It's incredibly deep water too.

[Blzer]

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I'll be honest.. After hearing that they've concluded it crashed in the Indian Ocean and have seen hundreds of debris, even if none were actually found... The story has lost my interest.

You and I both.

[z Revis]

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Well Malaysia Airlines got me.

I'll be honest.. After hearing that they've concluded it crashed in the Indian Ocean and have seen hundreds of debris, even if none were actually found... The story has lost my interest.

I mean I still want to know the conclusion and how it happened but prior to that announcement, everyday I was searching for any new news about it. And honestly I think the media feels the same way.

Odd that last week, this story was at the top of every news site. Now sometimes I can't even see an article about it.

CNN still has it as it's headline story. 75% of each show is based on this story.

Either way I began losing interest a little before that announcement. Just the everyday thing of listening to updates yet the updates are really nothing new takes its toll after awhile. Now, since that announcement, I feel like everyday we have new satellite images of "objects" in the ocean yet it turns out to be nothing from the plane.

I actually found great interest in that satellite image report of 100+ pieces of objects found in one general area only for them to move the search area 600+ miles a day or two later...

[LowerWolf]

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I was borderline obsessed with this story the first 12 days or so. Then the NCAA tournament started, and I lost interest. Sad, I know.

But after all the various theories, I concluded it has to be at the bottom of the ocean somewhere. Just a matter of time until they find it.

[Steven78]

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If it's at the bottom of the ocean theyll most likely never find it.

[z Revis]

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If it's at the bottom of the ocean theyll most likely never find it.

They should at least find debri floating on the water though, but at this point the debri is going to be probably hundreds of miles away from where it actually crashed. So yeah they probably won't find it.

Let's remember it took 2 years for them to find that Air France flight at the bottom of the ocean and they found floating debri within 5 days.

[OSUFan_88]

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They should at least find debri floating on the water though, but at this point the debri is going to be probably hundreds of miles away from where it actually crashed. So yeah they probably won't find it.

Let's remember it took 2 years for them to find that Air France flight at the bottom of the ocean and they found floating debri within 5 days.

The Atlantic is much more calm than the Indian Ocean.

[shugknight]

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Just heard on the radio that the debris they spotted and was the biggest lead to the airplane turned out to be fishing equipment.

Still confused as to how 400+ pieces of debris have been spotted by satellites, but all planes, ships, and anything searching can't find any physical evidence.

[Jasong7777]

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Just heard on the radio that the debris they spotted and was the biggest lead to the airplane turned out to be fishing equipment.

Seems appropriate seeing that they are reeling everyone in with this story.

[shugknight]

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Reading the news during lunch, about 5 stories down:

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/officials-release-new-last-words-missing-malaysia-flight-n67871

The Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation said Monday that the last communication with the air traffic controller was "Good night, Malaysian three seven zero."

Weeks earlier, officials reported the last words were: "Alright, good night."

The cause of the discrepancy was unclear.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they said that it's not a missing airplane, but a missing cruise line sip.

[z Revis]

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The Atlantic is much more calm than the Indian Ocean.

I'm not sure you understood my point since this goes with what I'm saying. My point is that in that Air France flight they found debri fairly quickly yet it still took 2 some years for them to locate the main wreckage at the bottom of the ocean. In this case the debri is going to be scattered hundreds if not thousands of miles from where it actually crashed, therefore making it a lot harder for them to locate the plane/black boxes at the bottom of the ocean.

Reading the news during lunch, about 5 stories down:

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/missing-jet/officials-release-new-last-words-missing-malaysia-flight-n67871

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they said that it's not a missing airplane, but a missing cruise line sip.

Heard this just now.. Amazing.

[BurghFan]

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The Atlantic is much more calm than the Indian Ocean.

I'm not sure you understood my point since this goes with what I'm saying. My point is that in that Air France flight they found debri fairly quickly yet it still took 2 some years for them to locate the main wreckage at the bottom of the ocean. In this case the debri is going to be scattered hundreds if not thousands of miles from where it actually crashed, therefore making it a lot harder for them to locate the plane/black boxes at the bottom of the ocean.

Right. Another reason they found the Air France flight so quickly is because, unlike MH370, it didn't deviate from its intended flight path and so it was pretty much where they predicted it would be based on last known position. Remember, they were initially looking for MH370 over the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea for some days before they switched to searching the Indian Ocean. OSU's point about the Atlantic being calmer than the Indian is also valid since a calmer sea would probably mean more predictable currents and thus make it easier to extrapolate back from where a piece of debris was found to where it originated. Furthermore, a very strong cyclone was moving through the eastern Indian ocean in the days after the flight disappeared which would add to the surface turbulence. Because of these factors, iwhen/if they find a debris field associated with the plane, it may be extremely difficult to extrapolate the position of the field back to where it originated and determine exactly where the plane hit the water. If they can find where the plane hit the water, the depth of the ocean will also play a role in their ability to locate/retrieve the sunken wreckage.

And revis, I'm sorry but it's spelled debriS