Numerous complications could hinder efforst to rescue five people aboard missing submersible
The submersible reportedly lost contact with its support ship an hour and 45 minutes into what is normally a 2 ½-hour dive to the bottom, where the Titanic lies.
If the submersible is found on the bottom, the extreme depths involved limit the possible means for rescue. The only likely rescue would come from an uncrewed vehicle – essentially an underwater drone. The US navy has one submarine rescue vehicle, although it can reportedly reach depths of just 700 metres. For recovering objects off the sea floor in deeper water, the US navy relies on what it calls remote-operated vehicles, such as the one it used to salvage a crashed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the South China Sea in early 2022.
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