Another submersible has just gone missing off the coast of
Antarctica, and while it wasn't carrying humans like the Titan submersible, it's an unfortunate loss for scientific research.
The University of Gothenburg in Sweden purchased the Ran submersible for approximately $3.6 million in 2015, according to a
press release from the school. At 23 feet long, it was just one of three scientific submersibles of its kind in the world. It disappeared while researchers were using the machine remotely to study the melting of the Thwaites Glacier. The ice mass is also referred to as the "Doomsday Glacier" because it could potentially
raise global sea levels by more than 10 feet if it were to melt completely. Naturally, it's an area of interest for scientists studying
climate change and its effects on the area like the Ran research team.
In June 2023, people around the world watched with bated breath as crews searched the North Atlantic waters near the wreckage of the Titanic for a submersible carrying five passengers that went missing. Another submersible has just gone missing off the coast of Antarctica, and while it wasn't ...
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Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier"
Ran, owned by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, was last heard from the weekend of January 27 while on an expedition under the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier," the university
said in a press release.
“During January of this year, Ran completed several successful dives under Thwaites, but during the last planned dive of the expedition, something went wrong,” Professor Anna Wåhlin, the project’s leader, said in a statement. “After a long journey under the ice, the AUV [unmanned underwater vehicle] did not appear at the programmed rendezvous point.”
Wåhlin added that the support vessel RV/IB Araon then “aborted the homeward journey and searches were conducted with acoustic search equipment, helicopters and drones, without success.”
An uncrewed research vehicle has gone missing under the “Doomsday Glacier” in Antarctica, according to its owner.
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