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Science | Design & Technology

Why is it so hard to find the Titanic sub?

Deadly depths: Contact with the sub was lost just one hour and 45 minutes into its descent to the wreck site.

This week, the whole world watched as a desperate mission began to rescue five people trapped on board a missing submersible vessel that was trying to visit the Titanic. This video from Channel 4 News explains why the search mission was so difficult.

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