Cape Cod company’s ROV ‘Odysseus’ is back searching North Atlantic at Titan debris site

WELLFLEET, Mass. — New video was released Friday of a Wellfleet company’s ROV being relaunched into the North Atlantic to return to the debris of the submersible that vanished during a voyage to the Titanic wreckage.

The Pelagic Research Services team aboard the Horizon Artic rescue ship deployed its Odysseus 6K again on Friday around 11:30 est. to continue mapping and documenting the area and assisting in any direct recovery of debris from the Titan site.

Odysseus 6K, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) can reach depths of up to 19,000 feet, has a maintained dive speed of 25m/minute which allows for a transit time of approximately 65-75 minutes depending on ocean conditions.

During the initial rescue operation on Thursday, Odysseus traveled at its maximum rate of 35m/min, when the team discovered an area of debris 16,000 feet away from the Titanic that officials later said contained the Titan’s tail cone.

Missing Titanic tourist sub: Titan suffered ‘catastrophic implosion,’ killing 5 onboard

In an early afternoon on Thursday Pelagic Research Services’ posted to its website, “PRS want to express our full gratitude for the incredible, coordinated rescue response of everyone involved in this search and rescue mission. Our focus right now is on the families of those on the Titan and for their tragic loss.”

The submersible was on its way to the wreckage when it lost contact Sunday with the ship that had launched it about an hour and 45 minutes into the dive.

Coast Guard crews and commercial vessels from the U.S. and Canada combed a 10,000-square-mile area for signs of the Titan since contact was first lost Sunday.

The five people onboard the submersible are believed to have died in a “catastrophic implosion” of the vessel, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Edward Cassano, CEO of PRS, continues his role as Incident Commander for Subsea Assets aboard the Horizon Arctic.

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