80 divers will search for the black boxes of AirAsia Flight 8501

[tomfcrist]

Investigation fairly easy?

You're at 100 feet. Your gas is ticking down. You're in "0" visibility. There is a 5 knot current. The fuselage sections are relatively intact and filled with bodies, luggage, seats, narrow aisles and all the miles of wiring that are in a plane.

What do you consider challenging and dangerous?

UMMM.... Looking at that video and basing my opinions on what I can see, It is NOT "0" viz, nor is there a 5 knot current. 100fsw is NOT deep, especially considering that most of these "At Sea" crashes take place in water that is not diveable. I wouldn't worry to much about my gas ticking down considering I could easily run a 60 minute bottom time and still deco out on backgas.

Consider that aviation investigations are pretty freaking tough to do when you cant find the aircraft, or when you only find minor debris. In this case, there is potentially an entire aircraft that can be recovered, and bodies to return to families....It sounds bad to say that its a "Good" scenario, but in reality it is an accident investigators wet dream.

What do I consider Challenging and dangerous???? If the wreckage wasn't in recreational depths, actually had 0 viz, and was patrolled by megalodon sharks.

 

[jake11]

This article is pretty good!AirAsia plane's tail may be lifted to retrieve black boxes

 

[lavachickie]

This article was written before they recovered the tail...

Recovered? I've read that they have located the tail, but have not yet been able to recover any of the sunken items. What news source? Thanks! Just curiosity.

 

[Diver0001]

Recovered? I've read that they have located the tail, but have not yet been able to recover any of the sunken items. What news source? Thanks! Just curiosity.

The tail section was lifted but the blackboxes were not inside. They are still emitting pings so recovery is still in the cards.

R..

 

[KathyV]

Recovered? I've read that they have located the tail, but have not yet been able to recover any of the sunken items. What news source? Thanks! Just curiosity.

You are correct, they had located the tail but not recovered it at the time I posted that message; my mistake.

 

[RJP]

You're at 100 feet. Your gas is ticking down. You're in "0" visibility. There is a 5 knot current. The fuselage sections are relatively intact and filled with bodies, luggage, seats, narrow aisles and all the miles of wiring that are in a plane.

Sounds like a a typical Saturday "Open Boat" charter on any given weekend in NJ. Except we're at 1300ft or more. And in addition to crappy vis, it's also dark. And cold.

 

[tomfcrist]

1300ft?? That's a one way trip my friend.

 

[RJP]

1300ft?? That's a one way trip my friend.

I hope I don't plan that dive on the same iPad I use to post on SB...

 

[Learn It]

The Black Box is thought to have been found.

Official says AirAsia Flight 8501 black boxes found

 

[KevinNM]

They got the FDR.
Divers retrieve 'black box' data recorder from AirAsia wreck | Reuters