It is rare that GOM accidents make national news, certainly more than the day after. This one has, as USA Today has picked up on the 406MHz ELT beacon sparked a search.
Pilots slow to buy new digital emergency beacons - USATODAY.com
Before anyone else states the obvious:
Good News: that in the event of this unfortunate accident one was fitted a one person was rescued
Bad News: so few other aircraft are equipped. - As usual - well done FAA for being a proactive regulator...
At least as a marine regulator the Coastguard have the smarts and the balls.
Am I right in thinking that Shell's PHI aircraft have European style Automatically Deployable ELTs (ADELTs)?