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Sat, Jan 06, 2024

Fisherman Snags Wing of MH370

Search for Malaysian Airline Continues?

Underwater surveyor Peter Waring is determined to follow up on a tip from a fisherman who said he encountered part of a wing structure - and he suspects it could come from MH370.

The enduring mystery of the missing Malaysian aircraft continues to prove a tantalizing prospect for treasure seekers around the world, offering a way to quickly get their name on the map should they be the one to crack the case. Waring served as the deputy operations manager with the Australian Transport Safety Board when the crash first occurred in 2014, and he was on the team a year later when the first debris washed ashore. The missing 777 vanished in flight after taking off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing, taking all 227 passengers and 12 crew with it.

"Even at the time of the search, we had conversations about it, and we were certainly not closed off to the possibility of things washing up in australia. And if it did wash up somewhere in Australia, it was more likely to be in Tasmania, or if it circled back around, somewhere off South Australia," Waring said. But, if the new tip is correct, he might just find a treasure trove of mechanical evidence.

The fisherman, Kit Olver, had once reported hauling up a "bloody great wing of a big jet airliner" while bringing up their day's catch from the deep sea. The location, a secret spot of his, rests somewhere off the coast of the French isle Reunion....about 5,000 miles off. Olver said he'd reported his find, after they cut it loose, but nobody along the chain of command seemed to care enough to pass word along. Now, in retirement, he's found renewed interest in his find. Investigators and family members would undoubtedly like to reheat the cold case and wrap things up for good, putting the mystery to rest. And if Waring can find MH370's resting site, the world can finally get closure.

FMI: https://www.malaysiaairlines.com/us/en/home.html

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