assist in further examining the acoustic signals in the vicinity of where the chinese ship has detected the sounds. hms echo and australian defense vessel ocean shield are also being directed to join the chinese ship as expeditiously as possible to assist with either discounting or confirming the detections. echo is the closest to the site. ocean shield will be delayed while she pursues an acoustic noise in her current location. a word of caution. in the days, weeks and possibly months ahead there may be leads such as the one i'm reporting to you this morning on a regular basis. i would ask you, the media, to