Recovering Titan with the Odysseus underwater robot was complex, dangerous, emotional

The operators of the underwater robot that located the missing submersible Titan quickly learned that it was up to them to find the vessel after other deep-sea experts had tried unsuccessfully. Pelagic Research Services’ remotely operated vehicle Odysseus found debris from the submersible on the ocean floor more than 12,000 feet underwater. A ship carrying mangled chunks of the Titan arrived at a Canadian port on Wednesday. Pelagic Research has locations outside Buffalo, New York, and in Massachusetts. It has played a key role in the investigation into why the submersible imploded on its way to view wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five onboard. At a news conference Friday, Pelagic's CEO described the search as difficult and emotional.