US captain unwilling to say whether 'black box' detected
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Matthews">Matthews</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="black">black</span> <span word="box">box</span>" <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="MH">MH</span>370.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Matthews">Matthews</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="navy">navy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salvage">salvage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diving">diving</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-<span word="mile">mile</span> (4.8-<span word="km">km</span>) <span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="painstakingly">painstakingly</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="work">work</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Shield">Shield</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,800 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Perth">Perth</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="Shield">Shield</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pings">pings</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="towing">towing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pinger">pinger</span> <span word="locator">locator</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3.7 <span word="to">to</span> 9.3 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="Matthews">Matthews</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="towed">towed</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="locator">locator</span> <span word="beacons">beacons</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="box">box</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="detected">detected</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pulses">pulses</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cockpit">cockpit</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="recorders">recorders</span>," <span word="Matthews">Matthews</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beacon">beacon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, 31 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span>777 <span word="with">with</span> 239 <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> 40 <span word="to">to</span> 45 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pulses">pulses</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="relocate">relocate</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="again">again</span>," <span word="Matthews">Matthews</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="pinger">pinger</span> <span word="locator">locator</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depths">depths</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,000 <span word="to">to</span> 6,000 <span word="meters">meters</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bluefin">Bluefin</span>-21 <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4,500 <span word="meters">meters</span>.</p>
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