The US Coast Guard are continuing their search, using an HC-130 Hercules aircraft and an US Air Force C-130 aircraft. They are planning more searches are planned tomorrow using the same aircraft beginning at about 1000 local (sunrise for Hawaii-Aleutian time).
They are using computer-aided drift simulation to estimate the current position of the capsule. Based on these computer simulations and weather observations, they are explanding tomorrow to the Northeast to encompass a larger area.
A 378 foot Coast Guard cutter is on its way – estimated arrival 7 or 8 February. They have a helicopter on board, which they will use if weather allows.
