On: Live stream of Japanese deep submergence vehicle's 5,000 meter dive [video]

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Wouldn't there be a physical tether?

Satellite seems like the last thing that would be used on a submarine, but I have almost zero knowledge of the actual tech used.

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AFAIK, what they're currently doing is

submarine|-------optic fibre------>mothership------satellite-----internet

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Oh, seems like the fiber cable has been cut off... by prawns maybe lol.

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Yes, what a bummer. It was much more fun to watch while it was broadcasting video from the bottom. https://twitter.com/niconicoen/status/348479142871834624/pho...

Now it's back on the surface again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Shinkai_6500