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Aircraft are scheduled to fly this afternoon and this evening. the canadian coast guard vessel jt john cabot" is scheduled to arrive late they are chbing and several other canadian vessel are en route. additionally, the u.s. coast guard -- the u.s. navy's supervisor salvage and diving command is working with u.s. transportation command to bring additional asset to the search area. these were capable as sets will be transported out of st. john's. there are also several private vezle that are making preparations to join the efforts. i want to reiterate, this is a very complex search, and the uni...

And air as set searches at that point. >> you mentioned that the search operation is very complicated. [ inaudible question ] >> well, it's -- this is a complex search, and it's complex for a variety of reasons. you're talking about a search area that's 900 miles east of cape cod, 400 miles south of st. john's, so logistically speaking it's hard to bring assets to bear. it takes time, coordination, and then we're dealing with two pieces of -- you're dealing with a surface and sub surface search. it's complicated. >> will the u.s. navy be able to get salvage equipment on time before the air run...

Immediately launched search efforts. we flew assets that evening and we continued constant surface and air asset searches since that point. >> you mentioned that the search operation is very complicated. what are the biggest challenges to this? >> well, it is -- this is a complex search. and it is complex for a variety of reasons. we're talking about a search area that is 900 miles east of cape cod, 400 miles south of st. john's, so logistically speaking, it is hard to bring assets to bear, takes time, takes coordination. and then we're dealing with, you know, two pieces of -- dealing with a s...

Underneath the water, sonar being used, the canadian coast guard has a cutter there headed to the scene, private research vessels are also headed to the scene. it's not clear what sort of assets and expertise they will bring to the table. planes up in a cycle flying out of st. john's, newfoundland, looking for the titan. should it surface, here is robert simpson on the air efforts. >> specialized to see things from the air. so given everything they have toit and if it's on the surface we are fairly certain we would be able to find it. >> those on board include scientists and adventurers, inclu...

We are, you know, you are talking about a search area that's 900 miles east of cape cod, 400 miles south of st. john's, logistically speaking, it's hard, takes coordination and dealing with a surface search and a subsurface search and that makes it an incredibly complex operation. >> will the u.s. navy or the canadian navy be able to get salvage equipment on time before the air runs out? >> obviously getting salvage equipment on scene is a top priority. unified command is working through that to prioritize what equipment we can get there. there are ongoing operations right now via the u.s. nav...