from where we are here on the north american east coast, and they re going to redirect those robots to make dives in the place where those sounds were heard. so it is a focus of the search, but they say they really don t know what those sounds are or what significance they might have. absolutely. and we know from hearing from experts that the titanic has so much metal inside it and around it that those noises could be produced by anything. and what adds to the difficulty is the fact that the area looking at is so immense and so dark and so deep? yes. they ve said the area they re searching is around the size of the us state of connecticut. and it s notjust underwater that they re searching, which, as you say, immense depths, so that brings huge complication, but they re also searching on the surface.
a scientific the titanic wreckage site. victor is a scientific rov. in the uk national oceanographic centre, you have the isis rov. oceanographic centre, you have the isis rov, which is a similar tool. the atalante was two days away from the wreckage, and that was why it made the wreckage, and that was why it made sense to send it to the titanic made sense to send it to the titanic. there are other vessels around, titanic. there are other vessels around, but this is a chance to have around, but this is a chance to have a deep around, but this is a chance to have a deep sea around, but this is a chance to have a deep sea rov on site in this race against a deep sea rov on site in this race against time to assist and help in the recovery of the titan submersible. the recovery of the titan submersible. ., , submersible. and when it does get there, is ill-equipped submersible. and when it does get there, is ill-equipped to submersible. and when it does get there, is il
us what this rov is and what is it capable of? capable of? first of all, it is a research capable of? first of all, it is a research vessel capable of? first of all, it is a research vessel which - capable of? first of all, it is a research vessel which was - capable of? first of all, it is a research vessel which was in l research vessel which was in operation research vessel which was in operation west of the azores islands and was operation west of the azores islands and was relatively close to the titanic and was relatively close to the titanic location. fortunately, with the titanic location. fortunately, with lhe action titanic location. fortunately, with the action victor 6000 on board, but not operating this rov. so the operating team had to be brought to canada. operating team had to be brought to canada. sl operating team had to be brought to canada, stjohn s, by plane. and they canada, stjohn s, by plane. and lheyare canada, stjohn s, by plane. and they are
would tap in a timed interval and in a patterned way to distinguish your signal from the a patterned way to distinguish your signalfrom the general a patterned way to distinguish your signal from the general din a patterned way to distinguish your signalfrom the general din of a patterned way to distinguish your signal from the general din of the ocean. the ocean is really quite noisy. also, that signal will then help the search forces try and locate you. let me explain how you might do that. let s have a schematic of the sea floor. you have the ships at the surface, you have got the titanic on the sea floor four kilometres down, and hopefully intact is the titan submersible as well. they will have listening devices at the surface, what are called sonar buoys. if they time the receipt of these trappings, this pattern of signal, to those different sonar buoys, they can get a fix on the source of that sound. depending on how good the data is and how good the signals are, how many sonar b