Could new signal lead to answers in MH370 disappearance?
British researchers detect possible MH370 signal in Australia
SHAH ALAM - New signals from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, reported missing 10 years ago, offer renewed hope that the plane might finally be located.
However, details remain sparse, and further comments from the party detecting the signal are awaited.
Sinar on Wednesday reported that British researchers detected the signal at Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia, one of two hydrophone stations that received signals shortly after the plane's last radar contact.
Researchers from Wales picked up a six-second signal using an underwater microphone or hydrophone, potentially indicating the plane's last location.
These hydrophones, originally designed to detect banned nuclear tests, recorded signals around the time the plane is believed to have crashed.
According to the researchers, a Boeing 777 aircraft like MH370 would generate kinetic energy equivalent to a small earthquake if it crashed at a speed of 200 metres per second.
Such an impact would be significant enough to be recorded by hydrophones thousands of miles away.
"Good Night, Malaysian Three Seven Zero" was the last radio message sent from the cockpit of Malaysia Airlines MH370 at 1.09am on March 8, 2014.
A decade has passed, and that sentence remains the last communication from the Boeing 777, which vanished without a trace after departing from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing at 12.42am, carrying 239 passengers and 12 crew members.
No mayday call or emergency signal was sent after the plane disappeared from radar while in the airspace between Vietnam and Malaysia around 1.30am.
This incident has left many questions for the global community.
Considered the worst tragedy in Malaysia's aviation history, this mysterious disappearance requires 'higher-order thinking skills' from various parties, including aviation investigation bodies and experts.
This discovery will likely lead to the resolution of the MH370 mystery and that all related matters will be concluded in an orderly manner.
The public is advised not to speculate about the discovery of this signal until the parties involved complete a detailed investigation.
