Focus on acoustics as frantic search for missing sub continues
22 June 2023 |
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Underwater noises heard during the frantic search for the Titan submersible have sparked fresh hope of finding the missing vessel. The sounds were picked up by a Canadian aircraft using buoys with underwater sonar capabilities. Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) were then deployed to further investigate the origin of the "banging" sounds, but have yielded no results so far. FRANCE 24's Science Editor Julia Sieger tells us more.
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