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>> i haven't got the detail on that, but it is a large area for a small submersible that has a very narrow field of search. and of course, it's literally crawling along the bottom of the ocean. so it's going to take a long, long teime. that's why it's so important to try to get another transmission. and we need to continue until there's absolutely no chance that the devices are still transmitting. [ inaudible question ] i have no information on the towers. [ inaudible question ] >> we've deployed more than 20 sonar buoys, data buoys, that

>> we've deployed more than 20 sonar buoys, data buoys, that indicate the flow of the water. we have a good understanding of where the debris, if there is debris, will have gone to. we are currently very actively and aggressively pursuing where we think that debris field might be. so as to give us further information to recalculate back where the point of entry might have been. now, you know, 133 missions have been completed so far. they go on, with the same intensity that we have carried through to this point in time. and the debris search is obviously vital to us, adding another important pi...

But also by the drift patterns that you were talking about earlier? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, the drift patterns are incredibly important in this. again, such a remote area. it's out of range of shipping lanes, for example. so, you're not going to see passing traffic, not going to see things like this. and remember, we are going 17 days now. this debris, whatever debris it is, will have drifted a significant distance. they can model drift patterns, looking at wind speeds, looking at the time of the year, looking at water temperatures, and they've put data buoys, they're called noorks th...

In, in air techniques in western australia and we have used some from victoria earlier as well. and, the military aircraft. this is their professional bread and butter. maritime control, patrol aircraft. the area continues to change as the waters movements changes and we continue to track that with self locating data buoys and we also seek expert opinions from organizations like the csro, the united states coast guard and others. we have put all of that information together. and any new intelligence that comes to us about satellites to formulate an area. and we will redo it again tonight. base...