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The 6000m-rated Autosub6000 during seatrials. Photo: NOC Southampton

First Look: Autosub6000

(This article was originally published on OceanLines on September 3, 2008.) The Autosub6000, Britain’s new autonomously controlled, robot submarine soon will be diving deep into uncharted waters to search for volcanic vents 6km down in the Caribbean. Once the vents are found the life, sediments, and gasses surrounding the vents will be collected and studied. [...]