Did I mention that ABE is a robot? The "Autonomous Benthic Explorer" has been exploring the ocean all alone for 15 years. It hasn't actually been swimming around for 15 years, it has completed 221 separate dives. It dives down to the seafloor to examine things that people almost never get to see and could explore for as long as a day at a time. It was actually already retired but it's replacement was busy, so they brought the old guy out of retirement for one more dive. They lost communication during the last dive and haven't been able to find ABE since...
News Release : Pioneering Deep-Sea Robot Lost at Sea : Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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