A year after Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370 disappeared without a trace while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, not a single piece of debris or clue to the plane's whereabouts has been found in the massive search covering 60,000 sq km of rough seas in the southern Indian Ocean.
The biggest mystery in aviation history has thrown up plenty of conspiracy theories, including capture by aliens, and spawned books and videos, as hobbyists, experts and conspiracy theorists ponder the most likely scenarios.
The working theory which the current undersea search is based upon relies on satellite data from Inmarsat of transmissions between the plane and the satellite.
Using calculations based on the Doppler effect to measure the distance travelled with the amount of the remaining fuel carried, the plane is believed to have flown south and ended in a remote and stormy part of the Indian Ocean.
This official narrative, however, has not stopped independent investigators and experts from sharing their own findings. At the same time, the official line is also viewed with some suspicion by the next-of-kin of those on board, given that no clues turned up even after a year of searching.
Sarah Bajc, the partner of passenger Philip Wood, recently told Reuters that an independent investigation, "perhaps led by the UN", should be conducted.
There are several other theories rejected by the search authorities, yet remain popular among the public. Here are some of the prominent ones:
1. Shot down
2. The pilot’s fault
3. A Russian plot
4. Hijack
5. Farther south
07/03/15 The Malaysian Insider
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The biggest mystery in aviation history has thrown up plenty of conspiracy theories, including capture by aliens, and spawned books and videos, as hobbyists, experts and conspiracy theorists ponder the most likely scenarios.
The working theory which the current undersea search is based upon relies on satellite data from Inmarsat of transmissions between the plane and the satellite.
Using calculations based on the Doppler effect to measure the distance travelled with the amount of the remaining fuel carried, the plane is believed to have flown south and ended in a remote and stormy part of the Indian Ocean.
This official narrative, however, has not stopped independent investigators and experts from sharing their own findings. At the same time, the official line is also viewed with some suspicion by the next-of-kin of those on board, given that no clues turned up even after a year of searching.
Sarah Bajc, the partner of passenger Philip Wood, recently told Reuters that an independent investigation, "perhaps led by the UN", should be conducted.
There are several other theories rejected by the search authorities, yet remain popular among the public. Here are some of the prominent ones:
1. Shot down
2. The pilot’s fault
3. A Russian plot
4. Hijack
5. Farther south
07/03/15 The Malaysian Insider
