Originally Posted by bearfoil
Then again, Figaro tells me the Muslim "problem" is overblown
Well not really:
"Six mois après, la «Musulin mania» s'est essouflée"
read: mu -su- lin
It is someone's name (a money convoyer), and nothing to do with "Muslim problems".
But the beacon possible range of separation is 1.5 to 8 km, will certainly be the smaller range and might be simply due to area relief.
Originally Posted by savu
The uncertainty comes from : the sub's navigation uncertainty added to the bias on sound propoagation
Sub's undersea navigation is quite accurate and signal was picked during some time along this zone exploration. Signal propagation is certainly the main factor but as sub moved, it would be possible to make corrections.