In his defense, NoK is the DoD TLA for N. Korea.

In the grand scheme of things, very shallow. Easily within reach of conventional surface-supplied divers using mixed gas.

Most of the worlds oceans are so deep that ROVs would be the only practical way to reach the bottom to do work.

Yes, TWA was in the same depth range, that allowed navy divers to recover most of the wreckage.

Anyone know what the weather was on the route of flight?

It was clear & smooth

I don't really like where my gut leads me on this one...I'll wait to learn more.

it scares the crap out of me too. However, out in the middle of nowhere seems like an odd place for an act like that to happen. Usually evil people want that ******* on display for the world to see....

RIP,

True. But the way things have been going lately, I think they'd take it any way they could get it. But I still don't think any of the obvious suspects have a motive to attack MA. I get the feeling this is going to be a Black Swan.

Some people become deputy NTSB investigators after these incidents. I like to wait a bit for some facts before writing down permanently what I may be thinking.

More often than not in aviation accidents.

Is this not a heavily trafficked route ? No one saw anything up there ? explosions etc ?

With no weather to speak of, and the (pure unconfirmed reports, but...) possible "lost radar contact" while at the FL's, I am not getting a warm fuzzy.