Low Flier,
A very refreshing breath of fresh air after wading through pages and pages of unmitigated rubbish.
I am involved with marine seismic operations and had done some back-of-the-envelope calculations about likely search times, but refrained from posting because of my lack of knowledge of deep-tow operations. It's nice to see someone with professional experience (and a sense of humour) posting some useful information.
It's an ironic coincidence that we in the SOL fleet have just sailed though the search area.
etudiant,
Oil companies might even be willing to help underwrite part of the search, as the data might help guide the search for hydrocarbons in the area.
Sorry. Not in a million years. There ain't no oil under them there abyssal plains!