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Old 17th Jun 2009, 18:37
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Originally Posted by captains_log
how the galley has somehow been thrown clear or survived a potential heavy impact, at the same time it seems most of A/C sank.
Or has not yet been located.

Otherwise we would of expected a considerable amount of boyant debris. With non boyant objects sinking.
The obvious freeboard of this galley portion could lead to a significant dispersal with respect to debris that is fully waterborne and not exposed to the wind.

Decomposition happens slower in water but bodies should eventually float. Surely they're contained in the A/C still?
This is a key fact and relevant to the 9/16 Jun positions.

Surely some of the wheels stayed intact, that's alot of bouyancy.
But only if they became detached from the rest of the structure. Remember also that wheels are dark and thus more difficult to spot than the wreckage we have seen so far.
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