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.
Whatever makes you happy dear.