Image there is a ship. The ship all of the sudden starts to sink. The families might never know what happened. What a tragedy. With ROVs they just might be able to find the deceased sailors and the ship and provide closer for the loved ones. ROV, Remotely Operated Vehicles, main use is finding treasures and sunken ships in the deepest parts of the ocean. They are used in water and are little robots that can operate for up to 22 hours on end. On one side of this debate critics would say that ROVs are not valuable when in reality they are definitely essential for underwater research. However, ROVs are essential because of their search and salvage capabilities, their environmental impact and their significant endurance.
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While critics might argue that ROVS have little environmental impact, they are wrong. Livescience.com stats, Jason (A ROV) has manipulator arms for collecting samples of rock, sediment or ocean life to return to the surface. Pilots use ROVS to survey underwater volcanoes and study as-yet-unseen marine life. ROV’s can take photographs of mid-ocean ridges, deep-sea vents and cold seeps (regions where methane and sulfide-rich fluids leak from the seafloor.)
Lastly ROV’s are valuable because of their significant endurance. Some people might say ROVS take up a lot of time to find dirt and rocks, that is extremely incorrect. As noted earlier, ROVS are able to operate as deep as 19,700 feet says NationalArcheology.org. A USA Navy Sub can carry three people at a time (two scientists and a pilot.) They can travel to a depth of 14,800 feet, which isn't as far as a ROV can travel, without humans! The Profiling buoys they use to measure chemicals can travel down to 330 feet.
In conclusion, their significant endurance, their environmental impact and their search and salvage capabilities are the reasons why ROVs are valuable for ocean research. It is important that with underwater research we can provide closer for the families that lost their loved ones in
The first reason ROVs …show more content…
While critics might argue that ROVS have little environmental impact, they are wrong. Livescience.com stats, Jason (A ROV) has manipulator arms for collecting samples of rock, sediment or ocean life to return to the surface. Pilots use ROVS to survey underwater volcanoes and study as-yet-unseen marine life. ROV’s can take photographs of mid-ocean ridges, deep-sea vents and cold seeps (regions where methane and sulfide-rich fluids leak from the seafloor.)
Lastly ROV’s are valuable because of their significant endurance. Some people might say ROVS take up a lot of time to find dirt and rocks, that is extremely incorrect. As noted earlier, ROVS are able to operate as deep as 19,700 feet says NationalArcheology.org. A USA Navy Sub can carry three people at a time (two scientists and a pilot.) They can travel to a depth of 14,800 feet, which isn't as far as a ROV can travel, without humans! The Profiling buoys they use to measure chemicals can travel down to 330 feet.
In conclusion, their significant endurance, their environmental impact and their search and salvage capabilities are the reasons why ROVs are valuable for ocean research. It is important that with underwater research we can provide closer for the families that lost their loved ones in