moved north around 12 degrees of latitude. and so as we go into the southern winter, the australia winter, it means that conditions will be better for any later under water search. so what about the currents? how accurate would this has been now the end of three weeks, about to enter the fourth week of this search, the plane goes down, let s say, in the indian ocean. how accurate, assuming they have a rough idea where it may have gone down, would the search be in terms of the currents, where they could move all the wreckage from the plane? it s a very good point. you know, the search area is going to be immense. there s been so much time elapsed now that the debris has had a long chance to dissipate. and, of course, not all debris drifts at the same rate. some items like seat cushions, for instance, propelled by the wind and the waves, less so by