For one, a submersible does not function as an autonomous craft. Read more at straitstimes.com.
in the North Atlantic on Monday, is classified as a submersible, not a submarine, because it does not function as an autonomous craft, instead relying on a support platform to deploy and return.
It can travel to depths of 4,000m for “site survey and inspection, research and data collection, film and media production, and deep sea testing of hardware and software”. The Titan, one of three types of crewed submersibles operated by OceanGate, is equipped with a platform similar to the dry dock of a ship that launches and recovers the vessel, the website said.
“Once submerged, the platform uses a patented motion-dampening flotation system to remain coupled to the surface yet still provide a stable underwater platform from which our manned submersibles lift off of and return to after each dive,” the site continues.
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