Nobody really knows what happened when flight MH370 went missing. Until the plane is found all we have are conspiracy theories and speculation. And even when it is found we will no doubt get more theories.
I remember about a month after hearing the news. The Island of Diego Garcia suddenly came to mind. The flying time to the island from Kuala Lumpa is about 4 and half hours and the flight time to Beijing is about 5 and half hours.
So why is Diego Garcia important. Its an island in the Indian Ocean that's owned by the UK and effectively rented out to the Americans to use as a military base.
This is an excerpt from Wikipedia on Diego Garcia "Between 1968 and 1973, the population was forcibly removed by the United Kingdom and the United States to establish an American base through intimidation of locals and denying the return of any who left the island.[3] Many were deported to Mauritius and the Seychelles, following which the United States built a large naval and military base, which has been in continuous operation since then.[3] As of August 2018, Diego Garcia is the only inhabited island of the BIOT ( British Indian Ocean Territory) ; the population is composed of military personnel and supporting contractors"
If you look at the flight manifest you have a lot of passengers who are experts in their chosen field. Probably more than usual on a flight. And could be a reason why the flight disappeared.
Of the 227 passengers 49 where experts in their chosen profession.
They were :
1 Doctor who was a Geo Mechanics engineer for Schlumberger
1 Person who was an expert in Fracking from CGG
24 Chinese calligraphers who have had their work published in the UK, China and the US.
1 Person from a company called Xcoal, they sell coal.
1 IBM executive.
1 Person was Jet Li's stunt double and a martial arts expert.
20 Staff from Freescale semiconductor.
Oh and don't forget the 2 potential terrorist who where travelling on stolen passports. They where later cleared of being terrorists.
Here is what I think happened. For whatever reason the plane was diverted either via someone onboard or via someone on the ground hacking the plane.
The plane was then flown to Diego Garcia. Would also explain cincerned family members hearing ring tones some 4 days after the crash. But there are other explanations for this as well, such as certain operators put a false ring tone in if the phone can't be reached. Mind you I find that one hard to believe as whenever I have found anyone who can't be reached I normally get either a busy signal or a message saying that the phone is out of the area of coverage or is switched off.
Barnacles on MH370 Flaperon |
Part of my reasoning for this is that the flapperon that was found should have had more sea-life on it. I have worked on survey ships in this area and know that after only a month of equipment being in the sea you get much more growth than what is visible from the photos of the alleged debris. The Gooseneck barnacles stick to almost everything and are very hard to remove. The flaperon was found July 29th, now that's just over 4 months after the flight went missing. In 4 months there should a lot more barnacle growth. The growth I would estimate from the picture is probably no more than 4 weeks worth at most.
So why aren't there more barnacles. I think the flaperon was submerged underwater for only a short period of time then released either on purpose or by accident as it was meant to be released later to give the barnacles more time to grow and accumulate.
Ok it still doesn't explain why was it flown to Diego Garcia.? I hear you cry. Well either there was a suspected terrorist attack. Remember there where two travellers flying on stolen passports, so some government agency reacted to this and flew the plane to Diego Garcia. Or there was someone or something on the plane that if the wrong people got hold of might be a problem. Or a government agency wanted someone or something on that plane. Without more evidence we will never know. And now there are claims that the plane has been found in Cambodia which will surely now create even more theories. This would also explain the dial tones heard. But I think mobile phone coverage in the middle of a jungle would be sporadic at best. Diego Garcia would have a mobile phone system in place so personnel could phone home etc.