The perpetual adventurer’s search for MH370 has made him a target.
Neither has Blaine Gibson the vibe of a Russian spy, as others have alleged him to be. He talks too much for starters, warning before we sit down for dosas in the heart of Kuala Lumpur of his tendency to “go on and on” about his passions. This, it must be said, checks out.
The debris and satellite communication data disprove conspiracy theories that Russian hijackers landed the plane in Kazakhstan, or that it crashed in the South China Sea. But Gibson says people have staked their reputations, book sales or hopes on such theories, and will do anything to discredit contrary evidence.
I ask if all his adventuring has proved the adage of a rolling stone gathering no moss. He responds that he has dear friends in every corner of the world. He looks at his bag, and then for something to clean his hands. “I don’t want to get masala on the debris,” he explains. He has also discovered washed-up personal effects. Things like handbags. But these could have come from anywhere.
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