Newsmalaysia airlinesMH370uk

MH370: Six Months After Its Disappearance, What Do We Know For Sure?

Six Months On, What Do We Know For Sure About MH370's Fate?
The Huffington Post UK
|

Six months after it disappeared, the fate of MH370 and the 239 people aboard remains a mystery.

Despite millions of conspiracy theories that have variously suggested the plane was shot down by the military, kidnapped by aliens or is absolutely fine because it never crashed in the first place, we are not closer to knowing for sure what happened.

But we do know fragments of information that could point towards an explanation.

The list of what we know is short, which shows how little we know about events after it disappeared from radar on March 8.

Here are a few things we know for sure

MH370: What we know for sure
The pilots' final conversation showed nothing 'abnormal'(01 of05)
Open Image Modal
Malaysian authorities released transcripts of the crew's final exchange with air traffic control, saying it showed nothing irregular. The last words were: "Good night, Malaysian 370." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The plane changed direction - but we don't know why(02 of05)
Open Image Modal
Investigators say they believe the plane turned south after its final radar contact and flew over the southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. (credit:Getty Images)
No trace of the plane has been found(03 of05)
Open Image Modal
Despite an exhaustive air and sea search, no trace of the plane has yet been found, due to the size of the area and the depth of the ocean being searched. The search thought it had detected 'pings' from the plane's black box but these may have been from another source and the area they came from was later ruled out as the plane's final resting place. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
If human action brought the plane down, the pilot is a suspect(04 of05)
Open Image Modal
Pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah (pictured top right next to co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid) had no social plans or engagements after March 8, the day the plane vanished. Shah also programmed flights far into the southern Indian Ocean - the plane's most likely resting place - on the flight simulator at his home. The rest of the crew all passed security checks, it was reported. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The search will take a long time(05 of05)
Open Image Modal
Within weeks of MH370 disappearing, authorities warned the search could take "years". The initial sea and air search has been called off but oceanographers are mapping the ocean floor in preparation for a one-year search that will begin late this month to find the wreckage. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Suggest a correction
|
Submit a tip