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I still don't exactly understand why these subs aren't just tethered to the ship. Sure have a battery system as back-up for loss of shore-power (so that you ca
by lesuorac 3y ago
I still don't exactly understand why these subs aren't just tethered to the ship.
Sure have a battery system as back-up for loss of shore-power (so that you can surface). But if the ROVs [1] they used to find the wreckage can be tethered to a ship why can't the dive sub? It would just be a glorified elevator at this point which sounds much simpler.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROV_Odysseus_6K https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROV_Odysseus_6K
- bbor 3y agoThey could! Presumably skipping the tether saved him time or money. Fun stuff
- veggieburrito 3y agoDon’t have a source handy but have read the tethering is possible but required more specialized and expensive ships. When the tethers /are/ used I found it interesting the whole reel is welded onto the ship’s deck