@ coastalpilot
Anybody have an informed opinion on how long it might take an fbi expert to recover deleted files off a computer?
Answer : no 'informed opinion' to your question may be offered until the wrecked 772 body is located at the bottom of the Indian Ocean (depth : - 2000 m ? - 4000 m ? deeper ?). The crash has (if ?) happened - say - before 10h00 LT 08Mar, ie more than 300h ago, which @ surface currents of - say - 3 kts ? - resp. 7 kts ? means somewhere 900 nm ? - resp. 2,100 nm ? away in the reverse current direction ? from where these debris are located today ... many uncertainties still, I'm afraid ...