Argo
submersible
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“Titanic” discovery
- In Titanic: Discovery
…a means for testing the Argo, a 16-foot (5-meter) submersible sled equipped with a remote-controlled camera that could transmit live images to a monitor. The submersible was sent some 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, sending video back to the Knorr.
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work of Ballard
- In Robert Ballard
…of vessels, most notably the Argo, a 16-foot (5-metre) submersible sled equipped with a remote-controlled camera that could transmit live images to a monitor. Ballard called this new technology “telepresence.” To test the Argo, he searched for the Titanic, which had sunk in 1912 and remained undiscovered despite numerous attempts…
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