Discovery of a plane at the bottom of the sea that was once mistaken for MH370.

The Lockheed Martin L1011 Tristar was abandoned for years at King Hussein International Airport in Jordan before being sunk in the Red Sea in 2019. Last year, it was mistakenly identified as the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Phần đầu của máy bay — The front part of the aircraft

The Tristar had a long history before it sank to the sea. According to Planespotters.net , it was first registered for flight in the 1980s, serving under various airlines including Royal Jordanian, TAP Air of Portugal, Novair of Sweden, and finally with Luzair, another Portuguese airline.

According to the Jordanian news agency Petra, after sitting at the airport throughout the early 2000s, it was decided to sink the plane in Jordan's Gulf of Aqaba, with the aim of promoting scuba diving and coral viewing tourism .

Both have been successful as professional divers have explored the rubble and coral reefs over the past five years, according to news.com.au.

Dãy cửa sổ trơ khung trong làn nước biển — The rows of windows stand exposed in the seawater.

American underwater photographer and professional diver Brett Hoelzer dived deep into the wreckage, approximately 15 to 28 meters, to capture the mysterious scene inside the aircraft teeming with aquatic life.

In several Instagram posts shared last Sunday, Brett showed viewers footage from inside the Tristar aircraft as it lay at the bottom of the ocean.

He documented scenes of the overhead storage compartments and rusted passenger seats, some with their headrests still intact, as he swam in and out of the wreckage.

Previously, Suba Diving magazine reported that the plane's three engines were still mounted on the wings and tail fin, and the cockpit, toilet, and galley remained intact. However, the middle row of seats had been removed to allow divers better access.

Tristar Airplane Wreck Red Sea, Aqaba

The cockpit is the shallowest part of the wreckage and faces the beach at a depth of about 13 meters. Divers can proceed to the rear to the two final escape hatches at a depth of 28 meters. Or they can exit through the middle hatch, at a depth of about 20 meters.

It's not uncommon to see octopuses feeding near coral reefs; or to see airplane wings sheltering countless soft corals, and aircraft fuselages inhabited by a variety of marine life.

Dãy ghế bên trong xác máy bay — The row of seats inside the wreckage of the plane.

Deep Blue Dive Centre in Aqaba, Jordan, revealed that Tristar is one of the most booked dive sites in the area.

"This massive 400-seat aircraft is attracting fish, coral, and other marine life. This is a fantastic location where we can comfortably dive and admire this giant plane at the bottom of the sea," the company's website states.

Last year, a widely circulated Instagram post claimed that the wreckage of the Tristar aircraft was from MH370.

On May 2, 2023, the USA Today newspaper's Instagram account posted: "Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared 9 years ago, has been found at the bottom of the ocean with no human remains. The plane had 239 passengers on board."

The "misleading" posts were subsequently deleted.

Bài đăng — USA Today's "blunder" article mistakenly identifies MH370.

The photo in the posts matches a video on Instagram posted by Deep Blue Dive Center on April 7, with the caption: "Tristar plane wreckage. Red Sea, Aqaba."

Besides the Tristar aircraft wreck, this diving area also contains other types of machinery such as "The Tank and Seven Sisters" - old American anti-aircraft tanks...

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