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Object if it is findable, and then report back at an accurate gps position and task the ship to proceed to the area and attempt to see it. that would be our first chance to get a close-up look at whatever the objects might be and progressively advance the identification of whether they are associated with the search. >> malaysia's transport minister said earlier this morning the search is continuing in the northern and southern corridors of the indian ocean. we have a couple of different members of the ntsb, former members and pilots joining us. this hopeful sign, i guess, we have to be very c...

Areas slowly expand. and so for what we usually do for a search and rescue you look at that first 72 hours. it can grow fairly big but within your helicopter range. well, now that is completely a different scenario. and the current and the winds and the set and drift on there play a huge factor. we can track that slightly -- we can drop a sonar buoy and get a kind of a gps position that tracks the environmentals, but it's such a long period of time it is certainly a huge factor. and really no one can say if a piece of debris started in one area where it is ten days later. >> this may be a dumb...

The wreckage that was sighted on the satellite? >> no. there have been no sightings yet. >> what will the merchant ship do if it gets to the site and there are objects there? will it pick them up? >> the most likely scenario is that an aircraft will find an object if it is findable and report back an accurate gps position and amsa would task the ship to the area and attempt to see it. that would be our first chance to get a close up look at whatever the objects might be and progressively advance the identification of whether they're associated with this search or not. >> when was the satellite...

The general area. of the biggest one. >> that is almost two hours ago now. have you had report back? >> the aircraft reported on weather on scene. that is where i get the information that there is poor visibility in the area. and they'll talk about the implications of that separately. >> that relocated the wreckage spotted on the satellite? >> no. there have been no sightings yet. >> what will the merchant ship do? if it does find an object? or gets to the scene and objects are there will they pick them up? >> likely scenario is that aircraft will find an object if it is findable. then, report...

Flight takeoff, it's such a huge variable. so what we normally do in the u.s. navy, when we come upon this situation we immediately launch a helicopter and we establish a central point where we think the last known contact was. that's called a datum. so from this datum we calculate the currents and the winds. and that is why these search areas slowly expand. and so for what we usually do for a search and rescue you look at that first 72 hours. it can grow fairly big but within your helicopter range. well, now that is completely a different scenario. and the current and the winds and the set an...