Capsized Chinese Fishing Vessel: 2 Sailors Dead, China Appreciates India's Search Support
Two people confirmed dead after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the central Indian Ocean.
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Two people confirmed dead after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the central Indian Ocean.
The search area we are covering. i had a chance to talk to a local oceanographer on the phone. met him last year in perth. he knows he's waters better than anyone. he's done a lot of drift modelling on the southern indian ocean. i think we have a graphic we can show, bring up from his team we can show you. if you take a close look at that, the red area, 18 to 24 months, maybe a little shorter time line, you can see based on the search area where the plane is presumed or believed to gone down in the blue area, it would have drifted east by australia ya to madagascar. i asked the professor what ...
Impact or adjust the search that you guys have laid out so far? >> not at this stage. obviously, we will review our assumptions about the search. our search area has always been defined primarily by the satellite data and our analysis of that data. we have done drift modelling of where debris would have come from our search area. it's possible that debris could have floated to reunion around this time. so it's certainly consistent with our current search area. drift modelling is a pretty uncertain science. so we don't think we will get much more precision out of the location for this particula...
C-130 hercules aircraft has been tasked by rcc australia to drop data markers. they are providing information about water movement to assist in drift modelling. they will provide an ongoing reference point. if the task of relocating the object becomes protracted. the deployment on monday is expected to arrive in the area of 6:00 p.m. having been diverted by rcc australia. the royal australian navy war ship is enroute to the area but is some days away. she is equipped to recover any objects located and proven to be from 370.
The posidoen should be on scene now the orion departed at 2:00 p.m this afternoon and should be on scene at 6:00 p.m this afternoon the new zealand due to depart at 4:00 p.m this afternoon and should be on scene at 8:00 p.m . a royal australian air force c 130 hercules aircraft has been tasked to drop data marker buoys. these marker buoys assist by providing information about water movement, to assist in drift modelling. they will provide an ongoing reference point if the task of relocating objects becomes pro