Deep-sea robot Victor 6000 to be deployed in Titanic rescue mission (nypost.com) "Rescue crews plumbing the depths of the Atlantic for the Titan submersible that was lost Sunday with five people aboard will get assistance from the Victor 6000 robot — a highly advanced, deep-sea craft and one of the few vessels on Earth capable of reaching the wreck.
"The Victor 6000 was rushed to the search site aboard French research vessel L’Atalante, and its remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was deployed early Thursday, around the time oxygen was expected to run out.
"A 10-foot-long, remote-controlled robot with a bright yellow back, the Victor 6000 has been described as a “flagship device for underwater operations,” by the French network BMTV, and is capable of reaching a depth of 6,000 meters (20,000 feet).
"With the Titanic lying 12,500 feet beneath the waves on the ocean floor, the craft should be more than capable of reaching it." . . .
"The Horizon Arctic’s ROV had reached the ocean’s floor early Thursday morning, the US Coast Guard announced.
"Victor 6000 is equipped with a robotic arm, which could be used for dislodging the lost Titan submersible if it is discovered trapped within the Titanic wreckage.
"It can also attach the cable from the Horizon Arctic to the vessel to help pull it to safety.
" 'Victor is not capable of lifting the submarine up on its own,” Olivier Lefort from the French state-run oceanic research institute Ifremer told Reuters." . . .
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