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It's important that we understand that this is not just a malaysian situation. we have a lot of lessons we are learning out of this. it is expensive learning but we have to pay the price in order to get what we need to know for future events. this is not just a one-time thing and don't worry about it. it will never happen again. don't count on that. that's not a good idea. >> very well put. >> geoffry thomas, let's say they find something, how will this be released? is there a protocol that needs to be followed? >> look, i think probably foregeft the protocol for a moment, i think good sense i...

On the fifth mission or the sixth mission find something, it may be a couple more days before we are told because they have to get it right this time. because this will be absolute proof positive they have found the resting place of mh-370 and there's a lot of ramifications to that. so my sense it will be the malaysian prime minister who makes that announcement. >> geoffry thomas, thank you very much. stay with me. when we come back, we will go below sea level to gate better look at the search for flight 370. our david mattingly reports from inside of a sub next. hey kevin...still eating chalk...

Families in china is a very pressing issue and the government. he is still failing to do it adequately, don. >> nic robertson in kuala lumpur. thank you very much. back to perth with geoffry thomas, and robert the editor of flying magazine. richard quest is back with me here in new york. geoffry, to you first, you see some parallels between what is happening with mh-370 and the successful search for air france 447. explain that to us. >> yes, indeed, don. with the search for 447, when they finally triangulated where they believed the wreckage was, they put down a bluefin-21 to have a look. it ...

The conduct of that flight that the airplane was at fault. i think that's last place i want to look. >> give geoffry thomas, why isn't china using their unmanned search vehicle rather than the u.s. should we expect more involvement from the chinese? >> we have a lot of involvement from the chinese, but the malaysians are running the search under the iko rules and they have asked australia to lead the search in the southern sector, which we're doing. of course we are doing it with the help of the chinese, with the help of the united states and the british. we are getting the best minds and expe...

Their aircraft and if necessary we will bring down the chinese submerse fbl it is required but i think the best course of action is with bluefin-21 for the time being because that's a proven platform. it found air france 447. i really do believe they are taking the right course of action at this stage. >> geoffry thomas, thank you. everyone else stay with me. we'll be right back. defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum. calcium citrate plus d. highly soluble, easily absorbed.