Thank you for your sexist statement. The first thing any deep water recovery co. does is check the depth of the likely spots they will be searching in. Then they choose an ROV capable of reaching as deep or DEEPER than that. There are ROV’s than can reach 20,000 ft or more. If the search party involved in this chose an ROV incapable of diving to deeper depths, that is a result of poor planning. Congratulations on making a mountain out of a molehill.
The first thing any deep water . . . ..
They consulted the charts and deployed. They found the actual depths a little deeper, but everything worked and today, the Bluefin 21 submerged on its fifth 16 hour dive (24 hour mission cycle).
There are ROV’s than can reach 20,000 ft or more . . .
More than 35,500 feet, actually. MANNED submersibles have reached the deepest point in the ocean (Trieste c.a. 1960 and an Australian effort a couple of years ago). However, they would be totally inappropriate for this MH370 search.
Did I mention that the Bluefin 21 is working as planned on its 5th consecutive day since deployment? Notice I'm not making any predictions, simply reporting the ops normal status to this point.
—SIGH— Go to the Oceaneering website and see how THEY conduct a search . . . I would still like to see that Oceaneering website page and I've spent some time looking, but I need your help finding it.
Congratulations on making . . . .
Molehills to mountains, eh? . . .well congrats to you on the endurance of your shuck and jive.