Maldivian Island sighting of Flight 370 narrows search area.

The widely witnessed overflight of the Maldivian Islands by Flight 370 drastically narrows the search area of potential landing. Because it had already flown numerous hours, and its flight speed had to be reduced due to cruising at low altitude, presumably to evade radar, the search radius can be drastically reduced. In addition there needs to be a new focus on the countries of the Persian Gulf.