Flight AF 447 on 1st june 2009
A330-203, registered F-GZCP
Update on the sea searches as of 14 April 2010
Since the beginning of the searches on 2 April:
* The Orion, a towed sonar from the « Anne Candies », has covered over 1,350 km2 ;
* The three Remus autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) from the « Seabed Worker » has carried out twenty dives and covered a zone of almost 1,700 km2.
The aforementioned areas include the zones outside of the initial search zone, covered for operational reasons, and zones that overlap between the various sonars.
Progress was slowed on the afternoon of Friday 9 April due to the loss of the signal from one of the Remus. The latter had surfaced during the night of Saturday to Sunday and was later recovered 100 km away in the north-east of the zone. During the time the search for the Remus was under way, the Anne Candies team continued operations with the Orion.
Despite heavy rain and stormy periods, the meteorological situation in the zone enabled the team to continue to work in good conditions.
A high resolution image showing the area covered is available at:-
http://www.bea.aero/en/enquetes/flig...4042010.en.jpg
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