Posted on 04/14/2014 9:29:42 PM PDT by OneVike
If they don’t find the jet, it’s entirely because this whole investigation has been a clown show from the beginning.
I agree.
It sounds like very poor planning, given that the worlds oceans are pretty much mapped as to depth. Sheesh.
What a farce.
Well you are right about one thing they will never find it looking in the Ocean. :-)
They just need to bring in another submersible that can hold its breath longer —
gnip
I wonder if they’ve thought of looking for it in ... oh ... I don’t know ...a hangar maybe?
The old pros are busy preparing for the Obama’s next vacation on the Vineyard. No time.
On Monday Mark Matthews, the United States navy captain who oversees the use of the Bluefin-21, told Guardian Australia that if the vehicle exceeded its limits more than once it would no longer work.
It could probably go down further than that once, but it wouldnt be functional after that, he said.
Matthews said the vehicle was chosen for its speed of deployment, and principally the mission right now is to localise. Its got a tactical capability to do those debris fields but its certainly not the tool I would use to do a very, very broad area sonar scan.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/15/mh370-drone-search-short-4500m
What if the Bundy situation was activated to pull interest from the location of MH370 on Diego Garcia. And who would be involved there but the Wonder. We have distractions galore and he has his pen and phone and God help us. Now for some coffee.
Really?
Ask Commander Mooney about that.
The second pic is from the Wiki article on the USS San Francisco
if there was a crash, there would have beeb debris. so the 77 was landed, either on land, or, or the ocean, where it was scuttled to sink without trace.
Bring in the REMUS 6000 —
Deep Ocean, Large Area Search/Survey
The REMUS 6000 is an innovative, versatile research tool designed to operate in depths ranging from 25 meters (82 feet) to 6,000 meters (19,685 feet or 3.73 miles), allowing for a wide range of autonomous operations.
The REMUS 6000 the largest of the REMUS vehicles provides ample space and power for even the most challenging applications. The AUV has the ability to travel farther, go deeper, and carry a more complex set of sensors, but it boasts the same proven software and electronic subsystems found in the highly successful REMUS 100 AUV.
The vehicles launch and recovery system is designed to function off the stern of a ship and can be set up for shipboard operations within a few hours.
This efficient AUV can be used for numerous exploration and mapping purposes, including hydrographic surveys, environmental monitoring, debris field mapping, search and salvage operations, and scientific sampling and mapping.
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