Remote-operated robots normally used for undersea exploration may be critical to any hope of finding the Titan, the submersible that vanished on a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic.
SPECIALIZED UNDERWATER VESSEL FLOWN FOR SEA FLOOR SEARCH
A remotely operated vehicle that can scan the sea floor, known as an ROV, was flown to Canada on Tuesday and is expected to arrive at the Titanic site on Thursday morning. The company and the Mi’kmaq band co-own the Polar Prince, which is the research vessel that launched the Titan. The Titan weighs 20,000 pounds . The U.S. Navy’s Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System is designed to lift up to 60,000 pounds , the Navy said on its website.
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