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AFTER NEARLY THREE WEEKS THAT
CERTAINLY IS THE HOPE.
NOW ONLY ON 360 TONIGHT, THE
CAPTAIN OF THE LEAD SEARCH
VESSEL, CAPTAIN ALISON NORRIS OF
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY JOINS
US BY PHONE ABOARD HER SHIP, THE
HMS SUCCESS.
THE NEW SATELLITE IMAGES THAT
ARE OUT THERE, SOME 122 OBJECTS,
ARE YOU AWARE OF WHERE THOSE ARE
LOCATED?
ARE YOU CLOSE TO ANY OF THEM?
HAVE YOU SPECIFICALLY BEEN
TASKED TO LOOK FOR ANY OF THOSE?
>> WE ARE CONTINUING TO GET
UPDATED INFORMATION ON THOSE
OBJECTS.
AND WE WILL EXPECT ADDITIONAL
TASK
TASKING WEATHER PERMITTING OF
COURSE, SHOULD THOSE IMAGES
PROVE TO BE RELATING TO THE
AIRCRAFT.
>> HOW IS THE SEARCH GOING AT
THIS MOMENT?
ARE YOU IN THE SEARCH AREA RIGHT
NOW?
HOW ARE CONDITIONS?
>> WE'VE BEEN CONDUCTING THE
SEARCH NOW FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF
DAYS.
WE ARE IN THE SEARCH AREA.
IT'S JUST GETTING LIGHT HERE.
IT'S ABOUT 7:00 PERTH TIME AT
THE MOMENT.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO CONDUCT A
VIGILANT SEARCH USING ALL OF THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE
THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO FIND ANY
DEBRIS OR ANY SIGN OF THE
MISSING MH 370.
WE HAVE NOT SIGHTED ANYTHING
RELATING TO THE MISSING
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT.
>> AND IN TERMS OF YOUR
CAPABILITIES WITH YOUR SHIP,
RIGHT NOW ARE YOU PRIMARILY
RELYING ON JUST PEOPLE LOOKING
THROUGH BINOCULARS?
IS IT PRIMARILY RADAR?
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> THE TYPE OF WRECKAGE OR
OBJECT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS
SO CLOSE TO THE WATER LINE THAT
NOW RADARS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
PICK IT UP.
SO WE ARE VERY RELIANT ON
LOOKOUTS WHO USE BINOCULARS AND
NIGHT VISION GLASSES TO SCAN THE
HORIZON AND SCAN THE AREA AROUND
THE SHIP WHILE WE CONDUCT OUR
SEARCH PATTERN.
>> IT'S GOT TO BE A VERY
DIFFICULT THING FOR THOSE
LOOKOUTS TO BE SCANNING WATERS
HOURS ON END.
DO YOU ROTATE THEM THROUGH?
HOW LONG DO THEY STAY OUT THERE
LOOKING?
AFTER AWHILE I WOULD THINK THE
EYES LOOKING THROUGH THE
BINOCULARS WOULD BE VERY
DIFFICULT CONSTANTLY LOOKING IN
THE WATER.
>> THE CONDITIONS DOWN HERE,
IT'S VERY COLD.
WE ROTATE THE LOOKOUTS THROUGH
EVERY HOUR.
AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
APPROPRIATELY DRESSED TO COMBAT
THE VERY COLD CONDITIONS DOWN
HERE.
YESTERDAY'S CONDITIONS WERE VERY
GOOD FOR VISIBILITY.
AND WE EXPECT THAT THE
CONDITIONS WILL PROBABLY
DETERIORATE AGAIN OVER THE NEXT
24 TO 48 HOURS.
AND WE WILL ADJUST OUR SEARCH
PATTERN TO MAXIMIZE OUR
OPPORTUNITY TO FIND ANYTHING IN
THE WATER.
>> AND DO YOU HAVE INVESTIGATORS
OR ANALYSTS ON BOARD THE SHIP
WITH YOU, OR WOULD YOU HAVE TO
TAKE THAT BACK TO LAND TO BE
LOOKED AT FURTHER?
>> ANYTHING THAT WE RECOVER
WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN BACK TO