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Looking for. they spotted something, we dont know what it is, but youve heard these reports? >> yeah. ive heard the reports about an operational breakthrough or enhancement. i hope that its something substantive. i hope that its something that really can be followed up on and not just another wild goose chase. >> because shes ships have pretty sophisticated sonar and we know that theres a british submarine in the area as well? >> thats right. theyve got the towed array which can pick up the ping...

Navy, coast guard, et cetera, they have the equipment either on an a surface listening device or a towed array on the ship itself which goes to a depth and listens for the equipment. so its important that they have the equipment that will listen for the specific frequency. >> literally an army of people are looking for any sign, any ping emitted from these flight data recorders. i know its a very large area but are you surprised nothing has been heard as of yet? >> it is surprising. with as many...

This is not going to show up on some random fish-finder, you know, from some bertram going across fishing in the area. who has a receiver to hear these pings? >> well, agencies such as the navy, coast guard, et cetera, typically, can pick up on the signal, can either be done on the surface or by a towed array at a certain depth. >> how many receivers do you think are out there listening for a ping right now? is there any way to put a number on that? >> oh, gosh. >> ten, a dozen, a hundred? >> i ...