Okay, so why would you select an amphibious assault ship with helicopters to find a wreck in three thousand metres of water?
Just askin 'cos I doan unnerstand.
I sort of understood why the RN offered the services of a passing "coalition" RFA, but that was a matter of hours after the aircraft went down.
What, on earth, is an amphibious assault ship with helicopters doing in a hydrographic job?
Don't forget there's also the 'fishing immigrants out of the sea' operations going on in this approximate area.
Okay, I'll give you that, but what, on earth, is an amphibious assault ship with helicopters doing in a hydrographic job?