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Recovering the Titan 12,500 feet underwater was dangerous, complex, emotional

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By CAROLYN THOMPSON and PATRICK WHITTLE
Associated Press

EAST AURORA, N.Y. (AP) — The operators of the underwater robot that located the missing submersible Titan quickly learned that it was up to them to find the vessel after other deep-sea experts had tried unsuccessfully. Pelagic Research Services’ remotely operated vehicle Odysseus found debris from the submersible on the ocean floor more than 12,000 feet underwater. A ship carrying mangled chunks of the Titan arrived at a Canadian port on Wednesday. Pelagic Research has locations outside Buffalo, New York, and in Massachusetts. It has played a key role in the investigation into why the submersible imploded on its way to view wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five onboard. At a news conference Friday, Pelagic’s CEO described the search as difficult and emotional.

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