Originally posted by Henra
That could indeed be what lead them to call it a rubber dinghy. It still raises the question: Why would one want to tow such a heavy and slow maneuvering thing as a pinger locator (especially when being deep and on a long line) with something as fast and nimble as a RIB? Do we have an idea of the depth it was travelling?
From video footage.
The DPL-275 steers users to pingers operating between 5 and 80 kHz. It can be used as a diver-held unit or converted to a surface unit using the DHA-151 Surface Directional Hydrophone Kit.
Teledyne Benthos Locators - DPL-275 Locator
Video at following link.
Missing Plane: Three Acoustic Signals Detected