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Sub Joins Search for Air France Black Box

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 10, 2009 12:27 PM CDT

(Newser) – A French nuclear submarine has joined the search for Air France Flight 447’s black boxes, ABC News reports. The sub boasts high-tech sonar equipment, which could help detect the acoustic signals the flight recorders transmit. The sub will work alongside a French research vessel set to arrive Friday, carrying underwater robots and equipment necessary to retrieve the boxes should they be found.

More bodies were found last night, bringing the total up to 41. There were 228 people aboard when the plane went down. Investigators hope the bodies will provide clues as to what caused the crash. Current speculation is centered on the plane’s speed sensor, which appears to have malfunctioned. Airlines worldwide are busily replacing the sensors on their fleets’ Airbus jets.

The French sea research vessel Pourquoi Pas is seen at an undisclosed location. The Pourquoi Pas is heading for the Air France search zone, carrying search submarines.
The French sea research vessel Pourquoi Pas is seen at an undisclosed location. The Pourquoi Pas is heading for the Air France search zone, carrying search submarines.   (AP Photo/Michel Gouillou/Ifremer/HO)
This image dated June 8, 2005, released by French marine institute Ifremer, on Friday June 5, 2009, shows the unmanned submarine Victor 6000 at an undisclosed location.
This image dated June 8, 2005, released by French marine institute Ifremer, on Friday June 5, 2009, shows the unmanned submarine Victor 6000 at an undisclosed location.   (AP Photo/Michel Bonnefoy/Ifremer/HO/File)
A French nuclear submarine similar to this one is joining the search in the Atlantic for remnants of Air France Flight 447.
A French nuclear submarine similar to this one is joining the search in the Atlantic for remnants of Air France Flight 447.   (French Defense Ministry)
A French submarine is seen in this file photo.
A French submarine is seen in this file photo.   (AP Photo/Olivier Dugornay/Ifremer/HO)
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