Quote:A500 – "The only reason the moaners are gathering in force is they think they have a chance at the next contract."
Dunno Oz; sour grapes and wanting to 'discredit' the opposition in the hopes of gaining a contract from one company, I could as K says, cheerfully ignore that. But that ain't what we are getting, at least from the media is it? I have no doubt Fugro are doing a good job with what they have – BUT if there is even a shadow of legitimate doubt, from 'experts' in the field, expressed formally to the government; IMO the govt. is obliged to seek an impartial opinion on that advice. This is far too sensitive an issue for doubt; if, and I expect it would find that Fugro are doing 'the right thing', then all is well; if not, then alternative means must be sourced. I'm all in favour of paying for the Australian end of the search; but I draw the line at wasting the time, trouble, effort and dollars on an 'inadequate' or not 'worlds best' search. The ATSB is not qualified to assess the competence of the search, it's probably just that which makes me uncomfortable, that; and, I dislike doubt.
Quote:A500 – "Now a really suspicious person would say they already found MH370 back in March 2014, and left the Chinese to salvage it, while the official search was moved north and attention was diverted with some false pings.
Our very own P777 raised the "moved North" issue moths ago, this prompted some fairly sharp questions, which, for want of better knowledge, the rest of us have been unable to answer; but, betcha a beer, he's read your post with some interest, as have many others. It has always been an unexplained curiosity, why the search was so hastily moved – about the time Angus retreated and Beaker emerged from under his rock.
The rest of your offering is fascinating, being airmen, we hardly ever think that ships can be tracked, most refreshing to get another perspective. Thank you for an informative post, much appreciated. I believe it is within my humble moderator powers to award Choc frogs as and when best pleases. So, have a cyber CF and a big smile from me....
