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>> so it will set off in about 2 1/2 hours or so. and it had been delayed for some hours. talk to us about what needed to be done in that time, why it wasn't ready to set off. >> reporter: so the ship arrived from sidney over the weekend, over the past couple of days. they've been outfittng it for this equipment that came in from the united states navy. the pinger locater, which will basically serve as a giant underwater microphone listening for the pings from the data recorders. and also what's called the blue pin, an underwater drone that will scan the ocean floor for debris. both pieces of ...

>> yeah, we just spoke with the australian defense force. so there is an a-frame on the boat that is going to drop this equipment into the water. and that needs to be inspected. specifically, the welding on the a-frame. they need to check to it make sure that it will hold up. we have also just learned that this afternoon at some point, they're actually going to bring the ocean shield out here, and they're going to do some tests. we don't know what kind of tests. we don't know what it's going to look like or what they're testing. we expect to see some activity here over the next few hour. we'll...

The start tomorrow. we have more shapes in the area. we are ramping this effort up. >> for now it's another dark night for the families who have known only disappointment and grief since flight 370 vanished now back on march 8th. at the launching point for the searches there in perth, australia. 2:00 your time. we know this vessel, the ocean shield will be out looking for the black boxes. we keep reiterating the fact that the batteries will be gone in a matter of days. why is it taking so long to get this thing out there? >> reporter: the first step was it had to get here from the united state...

We can zoom in to give you guys a better look as it sits here at fremantle naval base here in western australia. the a-frame on this boat is what is going to lower the towed tpl, the pinger locator and lower the underwater drone. both of these high-tech equipment that will search for debris and listen for the ping from the inflight data recorder. they need to in fact the a-frame. they have to make sure it's weld properly to the deck so when they actually get on the indian ocean and drop this wimt into the water that it will work without falling apart that explains a little bit more about the d...

There's a lot of care. >> across town in venice is a-frame, roy's first brick and mortar. >> this used to be a ihop, so everything is really narrow. >> hence the shape. it's heavily influenced by local takes on hawaiian cooking, not that you would necessarily notice. every dish designed to be eaten with the hands. what's good? the baby back ribs are air-dried, braised, then breaded and fried. ling cod tacos treated like shawarma, then meat dried like duck. then fried. meanwhile, not too far away on sawtell, a kogi truck pulls up, stops, reverses back to the corner. before the awning is even up...