visually find the submersible. the problem with that is, if it is on the surface, it is now moving and is no longer fixed. the surface, it is now moving and is no longerfixed. and sir, time is of the essence before it moves far away. also, there could be a subsea search, underwater. the wreckage is 3800 metres deep. descending, when whatever happened happened, that is when they lost communications with it, and the latest news, just in the last half hour or so, is that another commercial vessel, a very capable pipe laying vessel, modern ship with rav capabilities, is actually over the site now. and we just hoping that it has the capabilities to reach those kinds of dabs, 3800 metres. search for the
this is cnn breaking news. breaking news in the hunt for flight 37 o. we have brand new information about what happens next as the bluefin-2 1 finishes its scan of the most promising area of the indian ocean. the operation right now at a critical turning point after seven futile weeks, deep frustration about everything that s gone wrong. our correspondents and analysts are following every new development around the world and right here in the situation room. let s begin once again with justice correspondent pamela brown for the very latest. wolf, just moments ago we learned from a u.s. navy source that officials plan on expanding the subsea search and moving it slightly to north of the six-mile radius if no wreckage is found. this is important because it means the search will move closer to a point of another ping officials viewed as a promising area because of the ping s signal strength and it s a sign they re not giving up in the midst of mounting anger from