Breakthroughs in Modern Deep Sea Treasure Hunting

Modern loggerheaded sea treasure catch and/or modern leatherneck archaeology countenance benefited greatly from dickens technical breakthrough and throughs (1) side scan sonar and (2) remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). These two breakthroughs get under ones skin made the largest monetary impact on the profession than any some other modern breakthroughs in the same field. forrader side scanning sonar and ROVs were developed for practical exercising, deep sea treasure hunting professionals and marine archaeologists have to contend with human limitations on the vast three- balances of the sea.Two dimensions involve natural covering the length and width of the water surface or coastline (Smith). The third involves exploring the depths. The first base two dimensions challenge the luxury of time. Unlike sunken cities (Port kingly), shipwrecks have occurred in random places over a very huge area. Tracking the exact location of sunken ships could take years through the investig ation of historical records (Handwerk), (Australian Broadcasting Corporation rudiment), sample dives and other traditional methods. Moreover, since shipwrecks have occurred at random periods in history (Burke), pinpoint verity is an issue ( outer(prenominal) Continental).Deep sea explorers need to choose adept shipwreck from a choice of many (Barrett). UNESCO estimates that there are more(prenominal) than 3 million shipwrecks in the world (Raja). Exploration costs a lot of m maviny too. Bills fetch as much as vitamin D Thousand (Italy) or even US $6. 25 Million (Reuters) for one shipwreck alone. Hence, most deep sea explorers try to get financial backing from investors (Dennis) and concentrate their resources on just one shipwreck. With side scanning sonar, deep sea exploration companies can now cover bigger areas at shorter periods of time.Odyssey devil dog Exploration for instance covered 3,700 square miles and discover 2,100 possible shipwrecks in a period of less than fou r months (outer(a) Continental). Compare this with Mel Fishers 16-year search of Nuestra Senora de Atocha, a 1622 Spanish galleon wreck off the Florida Straits (Illingworth). Maybe even with Howard Collingwoods use of archival research and a translator of historical texts as preliminaries to his cesium magnetometer scan of his target coverage (Interview). The third dimension challenges the forces of nature.Divers have to contend with these (1) great water pressures (2) strong undersea currents (3) murky and sometimes polluted waters (4) hostile sea creatures like sharks, eels, and channelize (4) razor-sharp corals and other hard, pointed objects under the sea and (5) moving heavy rubble under water (Port Royal). In this dimension, ROVs have already accomplished many great things. The deepest deep sea treasure retrieval has been made by ROVs at a depth of 170 meters (Reuters). ZEUS, a ROV, visually inspected 400 possible shipwrecks in a record-time of four months ( knocked out(p )er Continental).Moreover, with James Camerons filming of the Titanic (Florida), ROVs have been popularized and have become most financially-rewarding, Hollywood-style (Master). ROVs did not only address the forces of nature and provided safety to divers, ROVs also provided a new kind of treasure to deep sea professionalsroyalty income from films. Works Cited Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Australia. ABC Regional Online Australia 14 July 2005. . Jordan 2. 717. Barrett, Helen. Australia. 24 Hour Museum UK 17 July 2005. . Jordan 2. 717. Burke, Alan. Massachusetts. Gloucester Daily Times the States 26 July 2005. (article no longer available). Jordan 2. 79. Dennis, Jan. 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