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In the indian ocean search teams are awaiting the return of the bluefin-21 back under water after a technical glitch interrupted the vessel's hunt form flight 370. the redeployment comes after initial analysis of the submersible's data showed no sign of debris. today, some 14 planes and 11 ships continue their efforts on the surface. as the search chief says, only a few more days remain until that part of the mission will be completed. joining in the hunt, the navy's "caesar chavez," the only u.s. ship involved in the hunt for the missing plane. in the meantime passengers' families lost thei...

. anger is boiling over. >> to show that this particular format with results, so we have decided to leave. >> there they go. they say there have been too many lives, what are they hoping? that third time's a charge? >> they are hoping this will turn out to be a full 16 hour scan. we had the technical glitch and the problems with the water being too deep. we are asking the same questions. what's going on with the blue fin. are they going to be additional resources brought in to help speed up this process? i asked the search chief that

Shed light on just how little is known about this remote part of the indian ocean. above water, bad weather threatens even more delays. high winds held up today's deployment by hours. experts say it will only get worse as winter sets in. still, the search chief says bluefin-21 is their only option. >> that's the only asset that is available now and i would stress, again, the capability required is to be able to go down to 4,500 meters. and this vehicle is limited once it gets -- the water gets deeper than that. so we would have to get another vehicle if the water were to be deeper still. >> re...

Slick was found in the search area, but it will take several days to figure out where that oil came from. cnn's will ripley has more on this new phase. he's in perth, australia. >> reporter: carol, things are really slowing down here in perth as you mentioned. the search chief says the bluefin 21 is now scanning the ocean floor in an area so remote it is brand new to man. the search for 370 is moving into a dark corner of the world that in some ways is more mysterious than outer space. >> we know less about our deep ocean than we know of the moon's surface. >> he and his research team took thi...