I hope they weigh the module and very carefully record its serial numbers before popping it into the Court representative's sealed satchel for transport back to France. That would give some idea of the state of the contents and help deflect potential conspiracy theorists.
Good job on the part of the recovery crew.
After seeing the beat up DFDR chassis with the missing memory module, I was not too surprised by the missing pinger. But the design needs rethinking.
For Sure!