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Researchers using advanced underwater technology discovered and described three new species of deep-sea snailfish offshore California, including the distinctive pink bumpy snailfish, highlighting the rich biodiversity of the ocean's depths and the importance of exploration.
Forty years ago, Bob Ballard's discovery of the Titanic was secretly supported by the US Navy as a Cold War intelligence operation, using advanced underwater technology to locate the wreck by focusing on debris fields rather than the ship itself, which revolutionized deep-sea exploration.
Rescuers have detected underwater sounds for a second day in the search for a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site. The search area is twice the size of Connecticut in waters 2 1/2 miles deep, and authorities are still holding out hope of saving the five passengers onboard. The U.S. Navy is sending a specialized salvage system capable of hoisting "large, bulky and heavy undersea objects such as aircraft or small vessels." The lost submersible could be as deep as about 12,500 feet below the surface near the watery tomb of the Titanic. Newly uncovered allegations suggest there had been significant warnings made about vessel safety during the submersible's development.