onetrack Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 It will be interesting to see what they actually find, when they find it - because this mob are dead certain they will find the wreckage this time. IMO, finding the wreckage may still not produce enough of value to determine precisely what happened. The impact with the ocean in a high-speed out-of control dive, must have resulted in almost-total destruction of the majority of the front of the fuselage. MH370 searchers arrive at ‘likely resting spot’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Wish them luck but a craft traveling at 15kms per minute at an unknown height, and when they only think they know the possible direction, makes the chances pretty slim of knowing where it went in. Anyway, no find no fee I believe, so it's up to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 The latest search reports from the Seabed Constructor are logged below. The Seabed Constructor arrived in Henderson, W.A. on Thursday, 8th Feb, 2018, for refueling and re-provisioning, and crew change. The "surprise" docking has sent the conspiracy theorists into overdrive - particularly when the Seabed Constructor turned off its tracking transponder for a couple of days, and "reputedly" made a South-Westerly diversion from the search arc. The theorists claim it was a diversion designed to pick up a chest located in a 200-year old wreck, which was reported by the Fugro team in 2016. The chest reportedly measures around 3M x 1.5M - but it was not examined closely by the Fugro team. The Ocean Infinity group are refusing to speak to the media, or verify any other wild reports, or counter any proffered theories. They refuse to offer any information regarding the sighted chest. They have merely stated they have docked for refueling, and plan to leave Henderson for search resumption on Feb. 12th. They have 90 days to find any wreckage from MH370, starting from Jan. 21st 2018. If they do not find any sign of MH370 within 90 days, they get no payment. https://oceaninfinity.com/wp-content/uploads/MH370-Search-Weekly-Report-1.pdf https://oceaninfinity.com/wp-content/uploads/MH370-Search-Weekly-Report-2.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Another fortnight has passed with no developments in the search for the wreckage of MH370. In the past fortnight, the movement of the Seabed Constructor to Henderson, W.A. for refuelling, pre-provisioning and crew change, took up a sizeable chunk of that fortnight. Seabed constructor returned to the search area very late in the evening of the 15th Feb 2018, but immediately went on standby due to adverse weather conditions. The search had not resumed at the time of the issuing of Search Update No. 4, on 20th Feb 2018, and the total area searched so far by Seabed Constructor - 7500 sq kms - remains the same as at the end of Update No. 3 on 13th Feb 2018. The forecast for sea conditions in the next week, in the search area, is for marginal operating conditions. The end of official Summer is fast approaching, and rougher sea conditions are going to become more common in the Southern Indian Ocean, during the coming Autumn period. https://oceaninfinity.com/wp-content/uploads/MH370-Search-Weekly-Report3.pdf https://oceaninfinity.com/wp-content/uploads/MH370-Search-Weekly-Report-4.pdf Interestingly, Ocean Infinity is claiming a new world record for ocean depth attained by one of their AUV's - a staggering 5860 metres (19,225 feet) in depth. That's some serious depth, and a credit to the construction of their AUV's - the pressure at that depth is 59Mpa, 582 atm, or 8558 psi! Ocean Infinity, Hydrographic and Geophysical Survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 The search report for the 5th week of the current search, dated 27th February 2018, has once again revealed, that nothing has been found in relation to MH370 wreckage. The weather forecast for the week ahead is for favourable weather in the search area. https://oceaninfinity.com/wp-content/uploads/MH370-Search-Weekly-Report-5.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Malaysia has now outlined that the set search time of 90 days by the Seabed Constructor, will be based only on search operational days - not a fixed time period from the date of the current search start. This means, that with days off due to excessively rough sea conditions, days off for refuelling and crew changes - as well as any other hold-ups in searching - the expected cut-off date when this search officially ends, will be around June 2018. Malaysia reveals when the search for missing flight MH370 will end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdseye Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 That article could be read as suggesting that they have nil expectation that anything will be found and that time will be the only factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Week 6 report is now out, and again, nothing of significance has been found. The weather for the week ahead is forecast to be favourable for the searchers. https://oceaninfinity.com/wp-content/uploads/MH370-Search-Weekly-Report-6.pdf It's interesting to see the searchers are now approaching the junction of the Broken Ridge plateau and the Diamantina Fracture Zone. This area features a very steep escarpment drop of around 3000 metres (9800 feet), known as the Diamantina Escarpment, where the seabed plunges from the relatively shallow 1000 metres depth of the Broken Ridge plateau, to the depths of the Diamantina Fracture Zone. Around 250NM to the SE of the dedicated search zone is the Diamantina Deep, at 35°S 104°E. This trench is the second-deepest seabed trench ever found, at a confirmed 8,047 metres deep. To the WNW of the Diamantina Deep is another trench known as the Dordrecht Hole. This 50km long trench has been logged at 7,079 metres deep. The Dordrecht Hole is located at 33.42°S 101.48°E, and this trench is still over 200NM away from the current search zone. However, these trenches give an indication of the ruggedness of the Diamantina Fracture Zone. If the aircraft wreckage is located on the Diamantina Escarpment, the sheer ruggedness of this region could be one of the reasons why it has not previously been found. Steep slopes abound in this zone, and no doubt there are trenches and other areas of difficulty there, that will test the searchers to their limits of their ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 The MH370 'saga' always amazes me... I was watching an older AirCrash Investigation .. about the yank jet shot down 30 years or so ago because it wandered off course as so was assumed a spy plane.. and they said in the show they could track all planes way back then... with out any of the sophisticated electronics of the present day... 'Obviously' all the technology from that day must be now stored in some warehouse or recycled........ But, wasn't it suggested that the pilot of MH370 switched off all the tracking? That Jumbo (Korean Airlines flight 007) that was shot down didn't switch off its equipment. It (apparently) wandered off course and strayed too close to Russian sensitive airspace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdseye Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 But, wasn't it suggested that the pilot of MH370 switched off all the tracking? That Jumbo (Korean Airlines flight 007) that was shot down didn't switch off its equipment. It (apparently) wandered off course and strayed too close to Russian sensitive airspace. Perhaps a technicality, but there is no evidence at this point that 'the pilot' did anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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