Brazilian Air Force
According to reporter Nadia Guerlanda Cabral (Folha.com), the Commander of CENIPA (Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aviation Accidents) assured today (19th) that Colonel Luiz Claudio Lupoli will be on board the ship Ile de Sein representing the FAB (Brazilian Air Force) on the rescue mission.
Colonel Lupoli said that it is difficult to estimate how long the rescue will last, since this depends on how many trips the "equipment" will have to make.
This equipment needs three hours to reach the bottom (@3.900 meters).
It seems to me BEA kwows exactly where to go with this "special mechanism" and bring up only the "essential"...