why they don't get a boomer in the area to check for a signal is beyond logic. If they can detect ships that are made to run silent...they can find a signal. Use trained dolphins for crying out loud.

And yes...if I knew someone on that flight I would notwant to just leave them at the bottom of the ocean...that would be an insult to their memory and unbearable for the loved ones they've left behind.
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