Amid search for Titan, lessons for proposed Indian submersible dive
The Titan, which ferried tourists to the wreck of the Titanic buried 3, 800 metres in the North Atlantic, lost contact with its mother ship, Polar Prince, on June 17.
Amid search for Titan, lessons for proposed Indian submersible dive
The Titan, which ferried tourists to the wreck of the Titanic buried 3, 800 metres in the North Atlantic, lost contact with its mother ship, Polar Prince, on June 17.
The Titan consists of a carbon-fibre sphere with titanium casing on the front and back. India, which is preparing to undertake a similar dive in an indigenous vehicle next year, is currently in the process of designing the submersible.
The Matsya-6000 will take three Indians to a depth of 6,000 metres into the Indian Ocean. It also has syntactic foam, a floatation device that would rise to the top and help determine the physical location of the submersible, even if it were unable to resurface.
The scientists insisted on using a titanium enclosure since it is stronger than steel but many times lighter. This will help it resurface with relative ease from the depths of the ocean.