possibilities. >> reporter: could the plane have soared right past where they're searching on the ocean, crashing on dry land or even landing to safety? the closest island to the path is here, pulau perak, a tiny spot, jutting out of the ocean. next is andaman and nicobar. only 37 of the islands are actually inhabited. the others are full of dense forest, but isolated. beyond that the vast indian ocean, but if the plane was flying for four or five hours, widen out the lens and you see the plane could have reached as far as the jungles of thailand, myanm myanmar, even the eastern koefs india. the plane had plenty of fuel to reach those locations. experts say here in this remote part of the world, there are spots radar doesn't reach. the search and rescue operations