By Rubi Valdez, BREATHEcast News Reporter
Jun 21, 2014 11:06 AM EDT
Despite continued efforts from different governments and organizations, the remains of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 are still nowhere to be found. More than 100 days after it went rogue on radar, March 8, families of the victims continuously search for tangible information on the location of the aircraft.
A Dutch engineering company, Fugro, has started the next phase of search operations which covers the deepest ocean floors, some 1000 miles off the northwest coast of Australia. The goal is to pursue pings bouncing back from Inmarsat satellites in order to locate hotspots of the plane's final landing area.
"The area has mountains, ridges, valleys, and you can't see a lot down there unless you make it visible with technology," Strategy Director Rob Luijnenburg said.
"For the first phase you need a good map. Once you have that you can plan the next phase."
Experts from American Mobile Satellite Corporation believed that their data can actually trace the possible whereabouts of MH 370.
In a statement given to CNN, co-founder Mike Exner said, "While there remain a number of uncertainties and some disagreements as to the interpretation of aspects of the data, our best estimates of a location of the aircraft (is) near 36.02 South 88.57 East."
University of California professor Lawrence Palinkas explained, "When there is no physical proof of death, it is easier to remain in (denial) for a much longer period of time."
He added, "At this point, those who have not accepted the possibility that the plane crashed and all aboard were lost are relying on extended family and friends to maintain the belief that family members are still alive, or that hope is still viable until the remains are found."
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