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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A hindsight answer: It took a while for them to get an actual ROV all the way down there. Once they did, it was obvious the thing imploded.

The US Navy heard it go, but decided not to break the bad news I guess. And maybe also wanted to leave some ambiguity about their capabilities.