Originally Posted by
exilencfc
Possibly a bit on the small side, and she wouldn't have much stowage space for any wreckage found but well equipped and with a well trained crew.
Not sure small size is relevant at this point. This ship's primary task is to
locate wreckage, not recover it.
Originally Posted by
exilencfc
The Chinese ship Snow Dragon sounds better suited to the weather but possibly not so good for the role.
Snow Dragon is a designed as an icebreaker, meaning its hull design performs quite poorly in open waters. So it's actually not at all suited for current weather conditions in the search area.