[Gen.Blather]

I don’t know about the slick. But a simple chemical test should tell whether it’s from a plane or a ship. But, assuming they weren’t hijacked, it’s unlikely they made a leisurely water landing without notifying anybody. My guess is they went in fast and at a sharp angle. That might explain why they didn’t have time to radio their condition.

[stubernx98]

Radar shows a turn back, then nothing. My guess is a small bomb in the mid cargo area, that wiped out electrical power & controls. Immediate loss of pressurization, total loss of control, plane mostly intact spirals down and hits the ocean at a steep angle. Minimum debris on surface, but fuel likely