EgyptAir black box recovery

The John Lethbridge, a specialist vessel equipped with sonar and a robot capable of diving up to 6,000 metres, will attempt to retrieve the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed on May 19, killing all 66 people on board

MV John Lethbridge

Robot’s launch and recovery system

Length: 75m

Beam:12m

Gross tonnage: 1,664 tonnes

Last recorded position

Mediterranean Sea

200km 125 miles

Alexandria

EGYPT

Cairo

COMANCHE 6000 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)

Cable: 3,000 volt power transmission allows small tether, main lift cable and launch/recovery system

Thrust: 4 horizontal and 3 vertical thrusters for tilt controlled lift

2.1m 1.2m

Lights: HMI and LED lighting

Sonar: Provides 3D images

High-resolution camera: Able to pan and tilt

Arms: Capable of extending up to 1.5m and lifting up to 200kg

Underwater locator beacon

Cockpit Voice Recorder 

Sources: Sub-Atlantic, Deep Ocean Search