This is very curious to me as well.
I sure don’t know if it could happen, but maybe the plane hit the water at such an angle that it went down in one piece? So the debris would be contained? Of course, that wouldn’t explain the oil spills.
If the plane went down in all one piece then the black box or the plane itself would send a ping wouldn’t it? They would have been able to easily find it by now and do sonar to determine if its underwater..the whole thing is just strange it like it disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle
Years ago when my dh was deployed, one of the harrier pilots launched off the deck during night ops. They were out in the Indian Ocean; a few other harriers launched to fly their sorties that evening. Within a few minutes of takeoff, the pilot and his a/c were gone.
Despite other planes overhead, other ships traveling in the ARG, search and rescue deployed, nothing was ever found. No debris, no oil rising to the surface and sadly no husband, son, squadron mate and friend to bring back to the U.S. to be laid to rest.
Still one of the saddest things I’ve ever gone through. It’s horrible to have nothing to show for where the a/c impacted. For about a month, his wife still hoped that he was alive out there somewhere, waiting to be rescued.
It’s possible nothing could be on the water’s surface. However, if we have a sub out there, and that’s my hope for these families waiting for word, we *will* hear the plane’s pings and locate it. Certainly, being given a miracle like finding this plane in a jungle somewhere with several survivors would be a blessing beyond measure.