European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                P was to study the habitat of the spider crab. Associated Preiti photo troit in efforts to find the titanic. Science Imsand other forms of life never seen before. Alvin and its cousins Are expensive to operate Wever. Since they carry people they must be failure oof. And they can stay Down Only a few hours at a be. Unmanned submersibles however can work Stop for weeks at a time and they Are also More Brient for routine tasks. One of these jobs is mapping a Ocean and that will be the main duty of Argo. The bit that photographed the titanic. Our goal is to Speed the exploration of the mid Sean Ridge system which circles the Globe some woo Miles Long said Marquet. Using a variety of ols oceanographers map about 10 Miles of this Mountain Range each year. Argo should be Able to an hundreds of Miles annually. Ordinarily the map makers must cover the same train twice once High off the Bottom with sonar that Veals the Broad contours then again with lights and Ottom hugging cameras that take detailed pictures. Argo s trick is doing both these operations at once carries to cameras that work with very Little Light so Flo takes pictures As it flies along at the height that Oaks Best or sonar. In a few years. Argo will carry a passenger a mini in Merrible called Jason. When Argo spots Nething interesting it will dispatch Jason on a her for a closer examination. Jason will Send Back fee dimensional pictures with its stereo color to Zimeras. And it will be Able to scoop up rocks and her samples and store a Ion of stuff in Argo. By performing several measurements at once said Piquet they la help the whole oceanographic immunity do More research per Dollar which is Tot s being asked of  tuber 28,1985 Allyn Vine s popular submersible by Carolyn Lumsden associated press t Here s a Long wailing list for All in the Little submersible that scientists took to the Ocean Bottom Lor a belief look at the luxury liner  25-foot vessel shared by More than 10 research institutions across the United states has been in demand since it made its debut in 1964. Developed by or. Allyn Vine Alvin which is named after him accommodates three people a Pilot and two observers and can pick up objects As big As a suitcase with its two mechanical arms. The 16-ton submersible can dive to Depths of More than 13,000 feet and cruise at 1 knot per hour. Communications Are possible through a sonar Telephone and a Marine band radio Telephone. Alvin first made headlines in 1966 when it located a . Hydrogen bomb accidentally dropped from an air plane Oft the coast of Spain in an air collision. Researchers who want to Book a ride on Alvin must schedule their deep sea dives Many months in Advance. It makes about 85 dives per year. To do detailed studies you have to Wail one or two years to schedule Alvin said William Marquet senior Engineer at the deep submergence Laboratory at the Woods Hole Massachusetts oceanographic institution which operates the submersible. Alvin is owned by the Navy ind  built by Litton industries. The submersible is towed around a wreck by a Hall Inch Cable connected to n research vessel. To Speed up mapping of the Ocean Bottom scientists developed the Argo. An unmanned car size submersible said or. Robert Spindel head of Woods Hole s Ocean engineering . It can stay Down Tor longer periods than Alvin and map in greater detail because of an advanced imaging and sonar scanning system. The Argo has been used to photograph the Rifa Ruc. About 560 Miles Ott Newfoundland and 13,000 feel Bolow the sea. Or. Roberi Ballard a Woods Hole geologist whose lab developed Iho Argo and who is the chief scientist on the titanic expedition her said its work will make later manned surveys much easier and Saler he Hopes to use Alvin to explore the sunken liner possibly next summer he has said. Should trouble occur on the Alvin there is life support equipment to keep its Crew alive 72 hours and there Are several safety features to allow the vehicle to surface including the ability to detach the pressure sphere carrying the three passengers from the rest of the vehicle. The sphere is buoyant and will float to the surface. Allyn Vine l Alvin it much in demand. Tho Navy Craft ii booked Monlai in Advance. The stars and stripes Page 15