down somewhere not related to where that ping is? >> the surface vessels that are searching in terms of the black box and the pings will be looking in a distinct area. >> right. >> the area we're focusing on today is based on ocean modeling and drift markers, we dropped those several days ago. and it's actually showing that the currents in the area are not moving as much as we thought. so the separation of those two areas is not unusual. >> right. i understood your point. my colleague richard quest wanted to ask a question, commander. >> commander, richard here. help me if you can. why do you think, what is the prevailing thinking within the military on why no debris has been found so far? because ultimately, it really does come down to one of two things, doesn't it? either you're in the wrong area or it's not there and it's all gone down. what is the thinking? >> our job in terms of the