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Company called phoenix international. vehicles like this send sound signals to the sea floor which paint a picture of what's on the bottom. then there is the rema 6000 also an auv. the team from woods hole massachusetts has had dramatic success, locating the wreckage of air france flight 447 two years after it crashed in the atlantic ocean. the discovery only possible because of this auv. the initial shot of the air france debris. >> they can go up and down mountains up to 40 degrees in slope. they are very stable. so you get really good data. almost all the time. >> another auv that could be ...

France flight after it crashed into the ocean. this is the initial shot of the air france debris captured by the rina 6000. >> they can go up and down mountains that are up to 40 degrees in slope. they are very stable so you get good data almost all the time. >> reporter: another that could be used the dorado based at the monterey bay aquarium in california where stephanie elam visited. >> this is good to 6,000 meters dope and inside we have all this sonar electronics. >> reporter: the other option is manned submarines or submersibles. this vehicle, that resembles a shasship is the johnson sea...

Could be used. the dorato, based at the research institute in california, where stephanie elam visited. >> this is good to 6,000 meters deep. inside we have all the sonar electronics. >> reporter: the other option for a new phase of the search is the manned subs, the submersibles. the british government has already sent out a sub and other governments could be asked to join. this is based in florida, this sub located wreckage in the atlantic ocean after the tragic explosion of the challenger in 1986. this sub is about 24 feet long and also about 11 feet tall. and it weighs about 28,000 pounds....