Gulf of Thailand depth chart:
http://www.nauticalchartsonline.com/chart/zoom?chart=93010
Doesn’t look very deep there. Recovery of the black boxes shouldn’t be too difficult.
Assuming authorities are correct(the last signal being located 120 nautical miles (140 miles; 225 kilometers) southwest of Vietnam’s southernmost Ca Mau province)that’s only about 300nm from departure...early reports said contact was lost “2 hours” into the flight. Something there doesn’t jive.
“Doesn’t look very deep there. Recovery of the black boxes shouldn’t be too difficult.”
Looks to be a large area of 50 to 60 meter depth. Problem is that the bottom is covered in deep silt. The wreckage could be fragmented and covered. If that is the case, I hope the emergency beacons can transmit effectively.
Anyone remember this crash? If it weren’t for witnesses, the wreckage may never have been found. Once discovered, alligators presented a recovery danger to the investigators and had been feeding on the dead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ValuJet_Flight_592