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Old 12th May 2010, 19:15
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Update: "Seabed Worker" - positions

The following graphic depicts the the available positions of the "Seabed Worker" over the past 24 hours. I see no evidence that an ROV is in use, and it appears to me that she is still tending her two AUVs.



The actual position data is as follows:-

11 May 2010 21:35z Hdg 190.5 Spd 00.6 2°40'18"N 31°15'10"W
11 May 2010 19:50z Hdg 224.7 Spd 00.9 2°41'40"N 31°14'45"W
11 May 2010 10:59z Hdg 034.7 Spd 00.6 2°42'13"N 31°10'06"W
11 May 2010 09:15z Hdg 200.8 Spd 00.6 2°41'49"N 31°14'26"W
11 May 2010 07:33z Hdg 265.4 Spd 10.2 2°43'00"N 31°09'12"W
10 May 2010 22:40z Hdg 262.6 Spd 07.0 2°41'07"N 31°10'28"W
10 May 2010 20:54z Hdg 260.9 Spd 00.4 2°42'28"N 31°05'45"W

Methinks, with hindsight, that no debris has been found, and I expect a decision will soon be made on whether to extend the search area around this spot, or to resume the methodical search in the southwest corner of Zone 1. More on this later.

mm43

Last edited by mm43; 13th May 2010 at 18:43. Reason: updated graphic
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