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Originally Posted by VaSteve

Maylasia asked China to search with air assets only. Makes me wonder if there was something Malaysia didn't want China to know about on the plane.

China might keep what it finds.

It's happened before.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/20/world/asia/malaysia-missing-what-next/

The area is known for high winds, and white capped waves could obscure debris, Waddock said.
And on top of that, a storm is approaching the area. It may have foiled one flyover...........................

It has a reputation for housing a collection of floating garbage from around the world, and it could intermingle with plane parts that may be there.

It seems to me that the floating garbage islands (typically a meter below the surface) may keep aircraft debris afloat longer.