''Victor 6000'' is a deep-water

remotely operated vehicle A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation, inspection and physical tasks such as valve operations, hydraulic functions and other g ...

(ROV) operated by the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER). In service since 1999, it can reach depths up to .

Design

''Victor 6000'' is a

remotely operated underwater vehicle A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROUV) or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is a free-swimming submersible craft used to perform underwater observation, inspection and physical tasks such as valve operations, hydraulic functions and other g ...

(ROV) that weighs and measures long, high, and wide. It is capable of reaching depths of . ''Victor 6000'' is controlled and powered via a cable that connects it to its host ship, but can operate autonomously for 100 hours.

Operational history

From 30 April to 3 June 2002, ''Victor 6000'', aboard the IFREMER research ship , participated in the PHARE (''Peuplements hydrothermaux, leurs associations et relations avec l'environnement'') oceanographic campaign and featured in a documentary about the expedition by . The

fauna Fauna (: faunae or faunas) is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding terms for plants and fungi are ''flora'' and '' funga'', respectively. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively ...

on display in the Abyss Box pressurised deep sea tank were collected by ''Victor 6000.'' During a scientific expedition with the IFREMER research ship in November 2020, ''Victor 6000'' was used to discover a

SNCASE Aquilon The de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom is a British postwar carrier-capable jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Venom. It served with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and with the Royal Australian Navy. The French Navy operated the Aquilon, ...

jet fighter-bomber, missing since 1960, at a depth of to the south of

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, France.

2023 ''Titan'' submersible incident

In 2023, ''Victor 6000'' and ''Atalante'' were used in a rescue attempt in the search for the ''Titan'' submersible.

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