Originally Posted by
Mesoman
Not only that, the odds of it stumbling upon the beacon are very low. With detection ranges of only a few kilometers, only from a deep towed listener, it takes a very long time to cover a wide area.
And if they were underway, right at the edge of the reception area, that would explain the signal disappearing after 15 minutes, or 90 seconds.
Interestingly the AMSA "planned" search area for today (6/4) hasn't moved towards the 101e 25s location much if at all.
Not sure how far in advance they plan these areas.
