Originally Posted by robertbartsch
...does anyone have an idea of how they would lift the wreckage to the surface from that extreme depth (+13,000 feet)? I assume the pictures have been taken by an un-manned sub; right?
Originally Posted by 500N
Question regarding the tyres in the photos. I am surprised they are not crushed / squashed by the pressure at that depth.
I recall seeing photos of the SA 295 crash in 1987, where the landing gear tyres were still intact at a depth of 4,900 metres (16,100 ft). They also successfully recovered the CVR (but not FDR) from that crash. So in 2011, it would be somewhat easier to recover parts from a slightly shallower depth of 13,000 ft and compared to 1987's technology.