They launched it in shallower waters this second time and it’s still too deep for the Bluefin.
There is a reason that the pilot ditched the plane in these deep waters and this is part of it.
yup. I gather from the blue-fin coverage that it locks onto the bottom and then cruises 100 feet above. So that’s why it failed and had to surface the first time - locked on too low and the failsafe kicked in. Not sure what the second problem was but must have been minor since they sent it right back down. I read that the bluefin can only exceed depth twice and it’s done, over, retired, so couldn’t have been anything serious.