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Technician. >> we were helping people answer questions about what happened to that flight. >> reporter: so if the bluefin-21, currently being used in the search for malaysia flight 370 cant find the missing jet, searchers could call upon the rema 6000. it can navigate in waters almost 5,000 feet deeper than the bluefin-21. >> it will be able to be operated in most of the worlds oceans. >> reporter: when searchers asked for the auv, the navy said the bluefin-21 was the only deep-water vehicle it ...

So, captain, let me begin with you. because, we heard from malaysias transport minister, actually via twitter that they are considering more auvs in addition to this one auv 21. what else could they use? >> there are a number of auvs rated at this depth. it will be similaring thenology but may be measure vehicles. i dont know if they would use some of the other vehicles. which is very similar technology but again, it just speeds up the search if you can have multiple assets working in cooperatio...

Missing jet? searchers could call upon the remus 6000. it can navigate in waters almost 5,000 feet deeper than the blue fin 21. >> we will be able to operate in most of the worlds oceans. >> when searchers asked the u.s. government for an auv, the navy said the blue fin 21 was the only deep water vehicle it had available. after the remus auvs use side scan sonar, they usually come back with low frequency images. >> this shows up as different from the surrounding area, indicating that there is so...

>> this world war ii era plane crashed off the coast of massachusetts in 1947 for more than 50 years it remained lost on the bottom of the ocean. over a decade ago an auv discovered the missing plane. >> having the right tool is always the best kaz that youre looking for. >> this is the remus 600. a larger auv, the remus 60 found air france 447. >> at the end of the day we knew what we were doing was to try to help people answer questions about what happened. >> so with the blue fin 21, which is...

Live from australia. for more on the investigation, lets bring in rob mccallum, cnn analyst and ocean search specialist and peter goelz, cnn analyst and former ntsb investigator. rob, the pal lags transport minister has stated he wants more under water drones. how many do you think he needs? >> it depends on the type of drone. if youre using an auv, a great machine for deploying sonar over a small area and getting high resolution im manuals, you need quite a lot of them because theyre only doing...

Potential risk in this case is constantly circling its wagons to avoid liability and there by trying to pocket millions, ma e maybe, billions of dallass, british airlines and boeing are in business to make money. >> gentlemen, few very much. when we come back, the blue fin 21 is the only auv currently searching the indian ocean. this is actually what found the air france wreckage. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me,

Retreat. but, you know, that is just one piece here, brooke. and at depth it will take you a long time to start clearing a lot of debris. so moving just one piece is only just one small event. were talking about hours you could be down here doing this. long term you could be 15 hours or more. >> we were talking about the auv. what are the advantages and disadvantages of using an auc, rov versus controlled by man? >> thats a very good question. the differences between an auv,

Literally found debris within 6 1/2 nautical miles of the last known position. sometimes it does take time to search these areas. the period of time where they actually found the debris, it was actually the 18th mission of the auv that found it. we are in the fourth and fifth mission. we are early in the search process. >> richard quest, i asked him and i said, what could a new search, a new mission look like. maybe it should be what should this one look like because you have been looking at wha...

Widespread in their abilities. >> you are an expert in so many days bringing up precisely that. the towed -- tell me what it is again? >> sonar -- side scan sonar is deployed one of two ways. you can put the unit on to an auv. or you can toe it on an underwater sled behind the ship. because youre running power down the cable you have a lot more strength in your signal. so blue fin is covering 15 square miles a day. we could find a deep towed unit that would do ten times that amount a day. when y...

Are tethered to the ship up above? there is a different auv that is tethered to the ship that would send the data back in real-time? >> those are called rovs, remotely operated vehicles. but those move very slowly and cover ground very slowly. the sown arrest in dont operate as well from those. the autonomous vehicles can cover more ground quickly than those rovs. >> how long are they going to go on this, richard? the prime minister, tony abbott of australia told "the wall street journal," quote...