Originally Posted by
Sorensen
News Breaking
Just announced in the Australian Parliament by PM Tony Abbott, RAAF Orion are being diverted to 'spotted objects' in the Southern Ocean search for MH370…More to come
According to ABC 24, Australian Maritime Safety Authority is to hold press briefing at 3.30PM AEDT
The southern arc is the one that makes the most sense of this mess.
If it had crashed in the "northern arc" it would have been more likely that the ELT would have been picked up. I don't know for sure, but I would imagine the southern hemisphere has greatly reduced satellite coverage compared to the northern hemisphere. If it crashed into the sea and sank, that would also have reduced the window for a satellite to pick up the ELT.