Too In the Indian Ocean for Robotic Submarine

Too In the Indian Ocean for Robotic Submarine

Bluefin 21 has been estimated to be able to explore the ocean floor for up to 16 hours , after diving for two hours .

The first mission of an unmanned underwater vehicle belonging to the U.S. Navy launched to search for Malaysia Airlines plane at the base of the Indian Ocean , sooner terminated after exceeding the limit depth of 4.5 kilometers .

The vehicles were previously thought to be able to explore the ocean floor for up to 16 hours , after two hours of diving .

" The safety features of the vehicle sending it back to the surface , " according to the Australian agency that coordinates search and rescue operations , Tuesday ( 15/4 ) .

" The data collected for six hours by an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle is currently being extracted and analyzed . "

The launch of Bluefin autonomous underwater vehicle 21 on Monday marked a new phase of flight search on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which enters the sixth week , after missing on March 8 and is assumed to fall thousands of miles from the track with 239 people on board .

The searchers are optimistic that they know the approximate position of the debris Boeing 777 , approximately 550 kilometers northwest of Perth , and move forward on the basis of four acoustic signals that they believe came from the black box flight recorders .

The robotic submarine was launched nearly a week after a search of equipment the last time you hear the sound signals are believed to come from the plane's black box . ( VOA / Reuters )