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amehatrekkie t1_j99mbw0 wrote

Reply to comment by reformed_colonial in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent

I thought the Titanic search was an afterthought.

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CrasVox t1_j9a6rqi wrote

I think it was more of a cover story.

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eljefino t1_j9b3e9d wrote

We know the Thresher and Scorpion are gone. It would be nice to occasionally monitor their resting sites, making sure the reactors are intact, etc.

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Accujack t1_j9bpz6t wrote

They've been monitored continuously since they sank by the US Navy.

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reformed_colonial t1_j9cs3nm wrote

They are checked periodically for radiation leaks, and to be sure other countries aren't sniffing around. These days, the threat of someone making off with a rusty old Mk 45 nuclear torpedo aren't really a concern, but back during the Cold War it was.

I would imagine that Scorpion/Thresher survey visits are good training for current generation crews on Seawolf-class et al. to brush up their skills.

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nondescriptzombie t1_j9afq5w wrote

Like Hughes "oil exploration" trip where they tried to raise the K-129?

Was so depressing when the Glomar Explorer was scrapped.

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eljefino t1_j9b39ak wrote

Glomar was supposedly "mining manganese nodules."

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