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Old 9th Apr 2010, 23:09
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As promised a couple of days ago, I have updated a graphic to show the Phase 3 search area.

A description of the graphic will be found below it.



The blue and red bordered rectangle is about 36 x 24NM, and the area contained within the blue borders (including the circle segment) is 679NM^2 or 2,323km^2. Within that rectangle, the right-hand area was given a precursory visit during Phase 2 and is currently being searched by the Orion side-scan sonar being towed by the "Anne Candies". The center section is being searched by 3 Remus AUV's operated from the "Seabed Worker" and the left section and the cyan bordered area outside of it is yet to be visited.

References to tracks, times, V/S and body positions are mine, though originally derived from data released by the BEA. The red triangle showing the OSCAR/NOAA back-tracked position for the V/S is also mine, and is not related to any specific data released by the BEA.

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