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And the technology that led up to the ship's discovery made it possible for basically the transformation of deep sea exploration and science. The 1985 search was not Ballard's first attempt. There was a 1977 expedition that failed when a 3,000 foot pipe holding sonar and cameras broke in two. And at that point Ballard became the realization that remote control vehicles were needed for live videos and to get down into these deeper areas of the ocean. It's dropping again.