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Hms echo is in the area to check that out. two other sounds were picked up in other areas. there is a news conference going on. they're doing preliminary introductions with a we're going to hear is captain, we're going owe to hear chief coordinator air chief angus marshal houston, retired. this has promising news, mr. houston warned people being careful moving forward they want to make sure all facts are on the table. saying the strevength of the signals have not been linked to flit 370. let's hear what he has to say about the latest update. >> on the missing malaysian airlines flight ms 370. ...

I just don't -- it's hard to get. >> i'm going with he's got some information. just a gut feeling. >> we all hope and pray. >> i wanted to touch on a real serious consideration that richard said with reference to the chinese holding back on the technology they have with reference to paul's expertise. is it possible -- why would the hms echo be going over there. just a question of mine, if the chinese ship had more technology than they're snowing just a question. it could be that they want to verify the same information. >> exactly. >> but then again, maybe that technology isn't available on th...

Data? >> the signal. the data of the signal from the chinese ship and then analyzed it by the other experts? second, any condition is needed to be fulfilled before you draw the conclusion, i mean the confirmation. the third one is when you can draw the conclusion. >> well the process is one of, you know, verification. and essentially the information has been passed through the chinese authorities to the australian authorities with a request to do further investigation of the acoustic detection. so that is why hms echo and australian defense vessel ocean shield, which has special equipment, whi...

>> we seem to have lost nbc's katy tur on the phone there for us. >> reporter: hey, craig, craig, craig. >> we have you back. i have you. thank you. keep going. >> reporter: i'm sorry. one more time. so the pulse from the black box, 37.5 kilohertz, gives off that frequency because nothing else in the ocean sounds quite like that and why the chinese hopeful it could be it. a lot of skepticism of experts saying the chinese don't have the technology to find that. that's why hms echo rushed to the scene. also ocean shield, that is an australian ship going there, as well, but the first it heard its...

Right now a british navy survey ship in the area of the indian ocean where a chinese ship detected underwater signals. this could be a lead for flight 370. there's serious concern about the equipment that detected the pulses. here is cnn's report. >> reporter: we now know more about the equipment used when the pinging sound was reportedly detected. we spoke to the company that makes it. they tell us divers can use it or it can be used hand-held from the surface like the chinese are doing in this video. clearly this hydrophone does not go as deep as the tow pinger. remember, the tow pinger is w...