Robots will head to the depths to scan the Titanic
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The wrecked bow of the Titanic. | Image: NOAA / Institute for Exploration / University of Rhode Island A pair of remote-operated submersibles (ROV) is heading down to the wreckage of the Titanic this week to conduct digital 3D scans and take high-resolution images of the ship's remains. Orchestrated by RMS Titanic, Inc., the expedition is the company's first to visit the ship since 2010.
RMS Titanic's seven-person crew arrived at the Titanic's coordinates last night, according to the company's most recent Instagram update.
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This will also have been the first attempt of any kind to reach the ship since the OceanGate Titan submersible imploded on its way to the wreck last year, killing five people. (Incredibly, that event d...