Scientist Claims to Have Found MH370's 'Perfect Hiding Place'

Vincent Lyne, an adjunct researcher at the University of Tasmania, has proposed a new theory regarding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. According to Lyne, the aircraft may have been deliberately flown into a 20,000-foot-deep "hole" in the Indian Ocean's Broken Ridge, an area he describes as a "perfect hiding place." He suggests that the damage observed on the plane's wings, flaps, and flaperon indicates a controlled ditching rather than a high-speed dive due to fuel starvation.

Lyne's theory challenges the prevailing belief that MH370 experienced an uncontrolled high-speed dive after running out of fuel. He draws parallels between the damage on MH370 and the controlled ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009. Lyne also points to satellite communication data from Inmarsat that supports the notion of a deliberate crash. He has urged authorities to concentrate future search efforts on a specific section of the Southern Indian Ocean, where he believes the plane may be located. Lyne's research will be published in the Journal of Navigation in 2021.