A United States Navy deep-sea drone is diving to unprecedented
depths to scour a remote stretch of the Indian Ocean floor for a missing
Malaysian jetliner as the Malaysian government said it may use more
remote control submarines to help with the search.
The Bluefin-21 and its "side scan" sonar has become the focal point
of the search 2,000km west of the Australian city of Perth, where
authorities believe Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 hit the ocean after
disappearing from radars on March 8 with 239 people on board.
Now in its seventh week, the search has centred on a city-sized area where a series of "pings" led authorities to believe the plane's black box may be located. But after almost two weeks without a signal, and long past the black box battery's 30-day life expectancy, authorities have turned to the Bluefin-21.
After the US$4 million Bluefin-21's searches were frustrated by an automatic safety mechanism which returns it to the surface when it exceeds a depth of 4.5km, authorities have adjusted the mechanism and have sent it as deep as 4,695m, a record.
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Now in its seventh week, the search has centred on a city-sized area where a series of "pings" led authorities to believe the plane's black box may be located. But after almost two weeks without a signal, and long past the black box battery's 30-day life expectancy, authorities have turned to the Bluefin-21.
After the US$4 million Bluefin-21's searches were frustrated by an automatic safety mechanism which returns it to the surface when it exceeds a depth of 4.5km, authorities have adjusted the mechanism and have sent it as deep as 4,695m, a record.
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