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Pros And Cons Of Rovs Value To Underwater Research

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Are ROVs valuable to underwater research?
By: Jahmen Zimmerman

Picture yourself underwater, dark with particles and bubbles flying everywhere. And in front of you a giant decaying ship. You have discovered this and you’re excited to tell everyone what you have found and you can’t wait to show pictures. All of this was made possible by an ROV. ROVs, (Remotely Operated Vehicle ) were first put in use in the 1970s and 80s by the Navy. They used it to recover practice torpedoes and mines to save them for simulation. On one side of the debate, people will argue that humans could find treasure just as frequent as ROVs but using ROVs is easier. However, ROVs are absolutely valuable (or not valuable) to underwater research because we have found …show more content…

According to http://www.deeptrekker.com/difference/#easy they say they pride themselves on providing the most rugged system for an affordable price. Another thing they say is they provide spare parts at a reasonable cost.They also say that they provide solutions that are meant to take a beating, but not break the bank.

The second reason is time. According to http://www.deeptrekker.com/difference/#easy they advertise it only takes a few hours to be proficient at piloting and a weekend to be an expert. A solution that they made is they use lithium ion batteries inside the ROV so, you don’t need to bring a generator or other top-side boxes with you. When you haven’t piloted in a while it usually takes a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the controls.

And finally history.A lot of people have been saying they think old artifacts should stay where they are instead of taking them from where they lye. According to http://www.livescience.com technology has played a role in exploring and understanding the ocean for thousands of years, and it will continue to do so. From 2007 to 2009, he led the Danaos project, South American nation's coast more than 300 years

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