French deep-sea robot at Titan search zone - French institute

[June 22, 2023]  PARIS (Reuters) - A French ship carrying a deep-sea diving robot has reached the search area for a missing submersible that was exploring the wreck of the Titanic, the French marine research institute Ifremer said on Thursday.   

The research vessel Atalante is first using an echo-sounder to accurately map the seabed in order for the robot's search to be more targeted, Ifremer said.

(Reporting by Louise Dalmasso; Editing by Richard Lough and Toby Chopra)

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