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Depth limit. what happens if the plane is beyond that depth? dont they design submersibles to go a little further than their capabilities? >> sure. they have a certain margin so it doesnt go right to the margin of capability and implode. it has limits. it cant go infinitely deep and the ocean gets quite a bit deeper than it does at this particular spot. in the event it is much deeper than what it has been operating at today they are going to have to call in other pieces of equipment that can go ...

Oceanographer at the university of new south wales in australia joining us via skype tonight. you are an expert in this part of the indian ocean. have you been surprised by the amount of ocean debris found, versus a lack of debris found from the plane? >> no, not at all. we have known a long time that especially the recent search area, the new search area they are looking at now theres a lot of debris there because it is close to what we call the garbage patch and thats where all of the garbage ...

One of the best tools in a deep sea search and even used in the hunt for the "titanic." hereser jean casarez. >> if the search teams like a mystery after six weeks of hunting in a vast stretch of ocean, think back to another ill-fated voyage, one that ended 102 years ago. the "titanic" set salt il. park stevenson served as the technical adviser to james cameron, director of the blockbuster movie "titanic." >> really "titanic" was a well-built ship. she was manned by competent crews. they were ob...

More and more accumulating. about whether it is possible to clean it up. i am extremely skeptical about that. and really because of three reasons, first of all what we now see with this plane and searching for this plane just how hard it is to work on the ocean. how hard it is to get ships out there. how big the ocean is, how much energy it takes, so i dont think it is really worth it in terms of energy. secondly, most of the plastics as was said in the report before is small plastic, plastic th...

Field. and this is a clear picture of the engine on the ocean floor. can we eventually expect the same type of pictures when 370 is found? >> yeah, so that is a great question. you know. i think one thing that an oceanographer will tell you like myself is the ocean could be different anywhere. but i think the global feeling is that the deep ocean is actually very clear. all the stuff we see that comes down, somehow gets re-mineralized by the organisms in the ocean. it would certainly be easy for...

Goes, the debris would be minimal. >> the debris from the missing plane is a drop in the bucket. roughly most of the debris found in the ocean starts on land. the oceans are vast, so this single tragedy with the missing airplane is not really going to make a dent in ocean pollution. >> reporter: but perhaps the sight of all that junk will make people think before they throw it away. stephanie elam, cnn, santa monica, california. >> thank you, stephanie for that report. im joined by an oceanograp...

Maximum depth limit. what happens if it goes beyond that? because dont they design these submersibles to go a little deep are than their capability? >> well, certainly, they have a margin built in so it doesnt go beyond the capability and implode. but it has its limits. the ocean does get quite a bit deeper than it does at this particular spot. so in the event that it is much deeper than what it is operating at today theyre going to have to call in other pieces of equipment that can go deeper. a...

So a little perspective. imagine scouring chicago in the pitch dark. sit is it is a task that the u.s. navy admits will take two weeks to six months. you have ocean silt. those are just a few of the many challenges facing this piece of equipment. and tom foreman breaks down the other potential set backs that could affect the underwater search. tom? >> the challenges facing the crew operating the blue fin are really quite immense on the surface of the water. beneath the water it gets unbelievably...

Liner remained on the sea floor, and the mystery grew of the "titanic" grew perpetuated by myths and theories. but in 1985, searchers finally realized what the wreckage had eluded them. the report ared location of the sos transmission turned out to be wrong by 13 miles. the wreckage was finally found, split in half, resting over 12,000 feet below the ocean surface. still compared to the search for flight 370, the "titanic" expeditions were at an advantage. >> in this case we dont even have a rep...

Scour the ocean for debris from malaysia air flight 370. the world is getting a look at the oceans, several times, debris thought to be from the missing triple 7 jet turned out to be junk. anna cummings is the director of the institute which aims to end the plastic in the oceans. >> roughly 80 to 90% of the debris in the ocean is plastic. and the worst of it is people dont realize this is not only unsightly, this plastic is getting into the food chain and could affect our health. >> and it is af...