Hi SaturnV,
Could be just more seriously bad luck. I seem to remember a post long ago in the thread about the initial Brazilian "Ultimo Reporte" being based on a 02:14 estimated position; the actual Last Known Position was later determined (corrected) to be at the 02:10 coordinates... can't research that just now, but there is a lot of unsearched blue along the track in both your graphics, a few miles southward of "Ultimo Reporte." More of the "donut hole?"
Maybe mm43 can set us straight. He's been charting this for over a year.
GB