0028:47 - F/O: "You didn't get the Tower did you?"
Capt: "No, negative, no we haven't got it"
...
0031:20 - Capt: "If you can get HF contact tell him that, we'd like a further decent - we have contact with the ground and we could if necessary descend doing an orbit."
0032:22 - Capt: "I'll come round there and set that down (at) ten thousand"
...
0035:15 - F/O: "Transponder is now responding"
Capt: "OK"
0036:32 - F/O: "We've lost him again"
...
[down to 1500 feet]
00048:55 - Capt: "Have we got them on the tower?"
F/O: "No - - - I'll try again"
0049:25 - Capt: "Have you got anything from him?"
F/O: "No"