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<em>Fugro Discovery</em> crew member. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. <em>Fugro Discovery</em> in the southern Indian Ocean. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. View to the stern of <em>Fugro Discovery</em> in the southern Indian Ocean. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. View to the stern of <em>Fugro Discovery</em> in the southern Indian Ocean. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. View to the stern of <em>Fugro Discovery</em> from within the bridge. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. <em>Fugro Discovery</em> crew members work on ‘Dragon Prince’, the EdgeTech DT-1 towfish that is being used to search the seafloor for MH370. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. <em>Fugro Discovery</em> crew members deploy ‘Dragon Prince’, the EdgeTech DT-1 towfish that is being used to search the seafloor for MH370. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. <em>Fugro Discovery</em> crew members deploy ‘Dragon Prince’, the EdgeTech DT-1 towfish that is being used to search the seafloor for MH370. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. <em>Fugro Discovery</em> crew members deploy ‘Dragon Prince’, the EdgeTech DT-1 towfish that is being used to search the seafloor for MH370. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. The Dragon Prince deep tow fish on the surface of the water after completing the first stage of the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. <em>Fugro Discovery</em> crew members review data gathered from the ocean floor by ‘Dragon Prince’, the EdgeTech DT-1 towfish. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. The depth of the towfish is controlled by a winch aboard <em>Fugro Discovery</em>. Here, a crew member monitors the undersea terrain with one hand on the controls, ready to adjust as necessary. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. The detailed undersea maps created by the bathymetric survey allow the crew of the <em>Fugro Discovery</em> to operate the towfish safely. The system provides advance warnings of potential collisions with the seafloor. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN. A <em>Fugro Discovery</em> crew member reviews data gathered from the ocean floor by ‘Dragon Prince’, the EdgeTech DT-1 towfish. Source: ATSB, photo by ABIS Chris Beerens, RAN.

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