Laplace is a hydrographic survey ship of the French Navy, third of the Lapérouse-class survey ships.
Career
In 1999, Laplace surveyed the Persian Gulf, retrieving samples from the sea floor under 3000 metres of water.[2]
In 2004, she took part in an anti-drug operation leading to the capture of 2 tonnes of cocaine.[2]
In 2016, after the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804, Laplace was dispatched to search for the black boxes of the aircraft.[3][4] She departed her base of Porto-Vecchio, in Corsica, on 27 May and arrived at the search area by 31 May.[3] On 1 June Laplace detected a signal from one of the black box recorders.[5]
References
- Citations
- ^ a b c d Bâtiment hydrographique Laplace, netmarine.net
- ^ a b Histoire et actualités du BH Laplace, netmarine.net
- ^ a b "EgyptAir crash: French naval ship to join search". BBC News. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Clark, Nicola; Walsh, Declan; Youssef, Nour (27 May 2016). "Investigators Race to Find EgyptAir Jet's Black Boxes". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Tran, Mark (2016-06-01). "EgyptAir flight 804: 'black box' signals from crashed plane detected". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1870-2006)
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