A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
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#3AFAIK it is MH370, not MA370.
I am Dutch, we had our MH17. I just checked, apparently MAS17/370 is correct as well.
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#4The "swarm of submarine drones" being "eight autonomous submarines called HUGINs, each six metres long, weighing 1,800kg, and containing a titanium sphere to protect the sensitive electronics therein from the pressure of the ocean’s depths."
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#6AFAIK it is MH370, not MA370. I am Dutch, we had our MH17. I just checked, apparently MAS17/370 is correct as well.
> AFAIK it is MH370, not MA370.
Good catch. I think MH370 was more commonly used, so I've edited the title.
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#7FYI disabling javascript when loading the page disables the paywall. (It actually loads the whole page, then removes the article when it figures out you've reached your article limit)
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#8The "swarm of submarine drones" being "eight autonomous submarines called HUGINs, each six metres long, weighing 1,800kg, and containing a titanium sphere to protect the sensitive electronics therein from the pressure of the ocean’s depths."
In prior cruises in the Atlantic, the firm has, according to Josh Broussard, its technical director, managed to scan 890 square kilometres a day using six autonomous submarines. With eight, Mr Broussard thinks that the new mission will be able to manage 1,200 a day—enough to have covered the original search area in just 100 days.
Seems up to the job, and while 8 may not be a swarm of bees, I think for deep sea subs it works as a term.
Re: A swarm of submarine drones will scour the depths for MH370
#9FYI disabling javascript when loading the page disables the paywall. (It actually loads the whole page, then removes the article when it figures out you've reached your article limit)
Opening in private browsing mode also seems to work.
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#10I wonder what other interesting things they'll discover doing the search. Surly they've already stumbled upon lots shipwrecks in the search for MH370?