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Your means of travel must be an underwater device capable of descending
to very low depths of the sea (Nautile, Mir II, and Alvin).
For example, you can take the Nautile, designed for observation
and activities at depths of 6,000 meters. Eight meters long, it can fit
a team of three people. The Nautile is made of a titanium alloy,
has three portholes measuring 120 mm and 16 cm in width, moves at 1.7
knots, can function at 7.5 km below the surface, and has power for five
hours. It takes two hours for it to reach 3,780 meters where the Titanic
lies.
Two arms and a clamp
At this depth, darkness is complete. The pilot must turn on spotlights
and a motor, powered by batteries, which lets the appendages move above
the seabed in a lighted area measuring a few square meters. Your only
means of direct observation is three portholes that provide a wide-angle
view through the use of six spotlights, combining visual range and colour
rendering.
You arrive! Before you unfold mysteries lying in the abyss, beyond reality.
You can recover objects using two robust and precise robotic arms that
can be equipped with clamps for large objects or suction cups for more
delicate materials. The objects must be placed into a basket attached
to the front of the submarine.
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The cramped quarters of the Mir II submarine

The Nautile
submarine of Ifremer

Launching
the Nautile

In the abyss...
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