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portmanteau
BBC reporting no wreckage found yet and Egypt has apparently retracted earlier statements.
Consistent with info on Lloyd's list (from your link)
Capt A Rotashnyuk of Laskaridis Shipping-operated ultramax Oceanus spoke exclusively to Lloyd’s List via satellite phone.“We didn’t find anything. No traces of fuel, no debris,” he confirmed.
Some objects were discovered, including a blanket, a canister and pieces of plastic, but it is not known if they are from the missing Airbus.
Oceanus has been in position since around 0600 local time, and will remain at the spot for the time being.
@anengineer: on the pinger score, the prospects are more hopeful than with MH370 (presuming it works) due to no delay / red herring as with that case, the greater amount of radar coverage in the area, and the proximity of airports/ports/etc much nearer. A far better LKP (well, datum, there's a smaller AoP) gives all of the search effort better chances, to include the more exotic equipment needed for the very deep water in the area.