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Dates: during 1986-1986
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...diver of them all is the U.S. Navy's 31 1/2-ft., 58,000-lb., three-man Sea Cliff, which can safely carry its crew to a depth of 20,000 ft. Its manipulator arms can operate a variety of underwater tools, including a drill, a cable cutter, scissors, and plier-like jaws that can grasp sunken torpedoes, as well as attach cable slings to raise heavier objects such as downed aircraft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Down into the Deep | 8/11/1986 | See Source »

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