Somebody had to see that plane when it came close to the water. It reminds me of the time many years ago when a B-52 carrying hydrogen bombs collided with a KC-135 tanker over the coast of Spain. The USAF could not find a missing hydrogen bomb and they finally asked some local fisherman about it and the fisherman said they saw a large splash that night and when they checked the area out they found the bomb.
What I think happened is that there was probably a malfunction in the area of the plane that holds all the wiring and electrical stuff for the technology that controls it; possibly a fire that caused damage to other things, such as the AKARS system. The head pilot probably felt obligated as the one with more experience to go down and check. Perhaps the fire caused fumes that were toxic rendering the pilot incapacitated and the co pilot (who looks younger than me) probably shit his pants, since he was flying over the ocean, too far from anyone for verbal communication, and with the AKARS system malfunctioned. The sharp turn was most likely him trying to turn around and head home, but he probably got confused, and just flew until the plane ran out of fuel.
Honestly, I feel like it was most likely just some kind of technical failure. If the debris they found is the plane, which I'm doubting the more I think of it, and they can retrieve the "black box" hopefully we'll know more. I just feel like the simplest answer is usually it.
Somebody had to see that plane when it came close to the water. It reminds me of the time many years ago when a B-52 carrying hydrogen bombs collided with a KC-135 tanker over the coast of Spain. The USAF could not find a missing hydrogen bomb and they finally asked some local fisherman about it and the fisherman said they saw a large splash that night and when they checked the area out they found the bomb.
Are people fishing thousands of miles from any land though, in an area known for harsh weather? I mean, it wouldn't surprise me either way, but part of me feels like that's unlikely. I'm no fisherman, though. I think Thailand mentioned that the flight showed up on their radar after it took that sharp turn.
^It would seem that some freighter or somebody would have noticed a low flying plane.^
Over three weeks on and there is still no clear evidence of what happened to this plane, yes the most likely caused it has gone down in the ocean but surely by now they would of found debris of some sort, especially if they are certain of the area where it went down.