BBC (UK) A wild and chilling theory about what happened to MH370, by Robert Cottrell What if the MH370 flew north and landed safely on a Russian airstrip in Kazakhstan? Of course it’s a wild theory. It’s also a great yarn, with just enough data points to sound plausible. Le Monde (France): Un an après, l’improbable disparition … Continue reading Media Reaction to “The Spoof”
MARCH 8, 2014. 12.15am. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A line of passengers shuffles down the aisle to their seats, subdued and sleepy. It’s late, and the flight is due to arrive in Beijing at practically the break of dawn. Most of the passengers are Chinese, with a sizable number of Malaysians and Indonesians and a smattering … Continue reading The Spoof (A Speculative Scenario)
Interest in MH370 revived earlier this month after next-of-kin Ghislain Wattrelos held a press conference at which he revealed that he had been briefed by French judicial authorities about their investigation into the case. As the UK’s Daily Star reported, Ghyslain Wattrelos lost his wife Laurence, and two teenage children Hadrien and Ambre when Malaysian … Continue reading French MH370 Investigators Eye “Spoof” Scenario
The essence of the mystery of MH370 is this: was the missing Malaysian airliner hijacked by a suicidal pilot and flown into the remote southern Indian Ocean, or did it fall victim to sophisticated hijackers who spoofed its satcom satellite signal to fool investigators into looking in the wrong place? To resolve the issue we have … Continue reading MH370 Debris Fouling Supports Spoof Scenario
The website The Maritime Executive has a story up about an apparently successful bid by Russia to scramble GPS signals in the Black Sea–for reasons unknown: An apparent mass and blatant, GPS spoofing attack involving over 20 vessels in the Black Sea last month has navigation experts and maritime executives scratching their heads. The event … Continue reading Russia Suspected in GPS Satellite Signal Spoof
In the previous installment of this series, I looked at the psychological context for a hypothetical suicide run into the southern ocean. Today, I’d like to consider an equivalent issue with regard to a hijacking scenario. Presuming one occurred, what could be the motive for such an act? As has often been observed, nobody claimed credit for the … Continue reading MH370: Suicide or Spoof? Part 2 — Motive
It’s an exciting time for those of us who are trying to crack the riddle of MH370. By establishing that the plane did not wind up where an autopilot-only flight would have taken it, the Australian-led search effort has dramatically reduced the number of possible scenarios. In effect, only two remain: first, that one of … Continue reading MH370: Suicide or Spoof? Part 1 — Psychology
To watch Deep Dive MH370 on YouTube, click the image above. To listen to the audio version on Apple Music, Spotify, or Amazon Music, click here. For a concise, easy-to-read overview of the material in this podcast I recommend my 2019 book The Taking of MH370, available on Amazon. As promised, we’ve got some important new evidence to share with … Continue reading Deep Dive MH370 #25: Breakthrough Part 2
To watch Deep Dive MH370 on YouTube, click the image above. To listen to the audio version on Apple Music, Spotify, or Amazon Music, click here. For a concise, easy-to-read overview of the material in this podcast I recommend my 2019 book The Taking of MH370, available on Amazon. Part of the process of figuring out the mystery of MH370 … Continue reading Deep Dive MH370 #22: The Hacking of MH370
Airway UM688 cuts an invisible path through the air from Samsun, Turkey, on the Black Sea coast down through Basra, Iraq, on the Persian Gulf and is used heavily by airliners traveling from Europe to the Gulf States. One stretch in particular, a 280-mile-long section in northeastern Iraq, has become a hot topic in pilot … Continue reading New York: Air Travel Is Not Ready for Electronic Warfare
