Nereus deep sea sub 'implodes' 10km-down(bbc.com)
bbc.com
Nereus deep sea sub 'implodes' 10km-down
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27374326
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Could most of space inside these machines be filled with an inert liquid, perhaps built in as part of the cooling system, or cooled by a heavily armoured refrigeration system, so that most of the submersible was effectively incompressible?
Here is the statement from the HADES research team
http://web.whoi.edu/hades/a-sad-day/
Was it operating at or near its limits? Article said it was 6 miles down, is it built go that low?