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>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT
MORE BENEFICIAL TO THE
OPERATION.
WE LOOKED AT THE SITUATION AND
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA WE'VE
SAID, WELL, WHERE ARE OUR ASSETS
BEST USED AND THE "KIDD" HAS
COVERED AS MUCH OF THE ANDAMAN
SEA TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF
BERMA.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO FIND ANYTHING
ELSE OUT THERE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A DESTROYER DOING
10, 15 KNOTS AT A TIME, THAT'S
REALLY NOT THE MOST EFFECTIVE
PLATFORM FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE
INDIAN OCEAN.
WE GOT TOGETHER AND SAID, LET'S
MOVE A P-8 DOWN TO AUSTRALIA,
WE'LL LEAVE OUR P-3 IN KUALA
LUMPUR.
THAT WAY WE GET 1,000 NAUTICAL
SEARCHING AT A TIME.
SO THIS IS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE.
>> THERE A LOT OF ISLANDS IN THE
INDIAN OCEAN.
HAVE YOU LOOKED AT ANY OF THOSE
LITTLE ISLANDS?
>> WELL, THAT'S PARTIALLY WHY WE
MADE THIS MOVE TO BETTER COVER
THE AREA.
REALLY NO ONE HAS LOOKED TO THE
SOUTH VERY MUCH.
LIKE I SAID, THE ANDAMAN SEA IS
COMPLETELY COVERED AND SEARCHED
BY NOW.
WE'LL STILL HAVE OUR P-3 FLYING
WEST AND NORTHWEST.
MOVING THE P-8 DOWN TO AUSTRALIA
IN THE PERTH AREA IS REALLY
GOING TO GIVE US THAT COVERAGE
THAT WE NEED.
IT WILL FLY 1,000, 1200 NAUTICAL
MILES OUT AND STILL HAVE FOUR
HOURS ON STATION SEARCH TIME AND
BE ABLE TOCOMMUNICATION,
SOFTWARE, OVERALL A WORLD CLASS
AIRPLANE THAT WILL HELP OUT.
>> AS YOU KNOW, COMMANDER, THE
FLIGHT DATA RECORDER, THE VOICE
RECORDER HAS A LIFE SPAN -- THEY
EMIT SOME PINGS FOR 30 DAYS.
SO MAYBE 20 DAYS LEFT OR SO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WHAT CAN YOU
DO TO SEE IF YOU CAN HEAR ANY OF
THOSE PINGS GIVEN THE DEPTH OF
THE INDIAN OCEAN, FOR EXAMPLE,
NEARLY 13,000 FEET.
>> THE BLACK BOX STILL REMAINS A
MYSTERY AND WHERE WILL IT BE IF
ANYONE EVEN FINDS IT.
THE INDIAN OCEAN IS AN EXTREMELY
DEEP BODY OF WATER.
SO IF IT IS SUBMERGED, WHO KNOWS
ABOUT THAT.
IF IT IS ON THE SURFACE, A LOT
OF AIRCRAFT, NOT JUST THE U.S.,
BUT MANY CAN PICK UP THAT BEACON
SIGNAL.
IT'S A MATTER OF GETTING CLOSE
ENOUGH.
THE REAL CHALLENGE IS THE HUGE
EXPANSE OF WATER.
I KEEP SAYING, IF YOU
SUPERIMPOSED A MAP OF THE U.S.
ON HERE , IT WOULD BE LIKE TRYIG
TO FIND ANYONE BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND CALIFORNIA.