A viewer recalls a wreck report describing the bow steel as buckled rather than blown outward. If that recollection is accurate, it weighs against a magazine detonation at the break. The bow's reported proximity to the main wreck suggests that it may have separated during the descent. Both inferences depend on the recalled report's description.
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What the detached bow suggests
A recalled description of buckled bow steel and the bow's nearby position suggests separation during descent rather than a magazine explosion.