[bobway3]

I can’t forget the a press conference in 1996 where James Kahlstrom of the FBI is speaking and the head of the NTSB, James Hall was standing behind rolling his eyes. That told me everything.
Besides why would an aircraft fly over the Atlantic with a near empty fuel tank?

[DoughtyOne]

Because trees and waffle irons and skateboards...

Any questions?

You laugh rather puzzled. That’s as good a you’re going to get, so just accept it.

:^)

[American Constitutionalist]

" Besides why would an aircraft fly over the Atlantic with a near empty fuel tank? "
That would be a center fuel tank according to the official report.
Besides ? if it was true in which I doubt, that would be the last tank that they would drain during flight to keep the center of gravity.
If the center tank was empty and the wing tanks were used then the plane's weight would shift as one tank is emptied.