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What Happened to Air France Flight 447?
Late on the morning of April 3, the expedition ship Alucia rocked violently on the South Atlantic Ocean in the middle of a squall. On the aft deck, the crew huddled together in rain slickers and gazed across the heaving seas to a yellow blur on the horizon. This was an unmanned reconnaissance submarine carrying 15,000 photographs that they were nearly desperate to see. But it had buoyed to the surface just as the squall sprang up, and with 30-knot winds and four-foot swells that splashed over… (www.nytimes.com) More...
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Just a summary of the whole thing..great artical but if you're looking for the actual findings from the black boxes, they're not here.
Stonesurfer is right and apologies if title is a misnomer. What the article is - this upcoming Sunday's NY Times Magazine feature article about the entire journey - what is known pre black boxes and how difficult finding them was. Within of itself captivating but, as the man says, no black box answers. Hopefully that will be forthcoming shortly.
Shawn, the title of your squawk was far from misleading, regardless of how 'desperate' we are to learn the truth about this cataclysmic event.
Thanks Duke. I lifted the title off the Times Magazine article. Blue skies, Shawn
A sobering read.
30-kt winds and 4' swells? Send the F/V Time Bandit to show them how to get that little thing on deck. :)
Seriously though, I'm happy they're finding things and hopefully will come up with a more definitive answer than what has already been speculated.
Seriously though, I'm happy they're finding things and hopefully will come up with a more definitive answer than what has already been speculated.
