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Submarine search for wreck
AFTER several attempts to locate the famous wreck, a team of American scientists are pinning their hopes on a unique nuclear powered US Navy submarine to track it down.
At just 150ft long, the NR1 carries a crew of seven including two scientists and was used to recover parts of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986.
It also studied the wreck of the Titanic's sister ship the Britannic and now will be searching the sea bed off Flamborough Head.
The team is now spending around two weeks using the NR1 to survey the sea bed.
The sub uses video, has sonar and a mechanical arm can search the sea bed for up to 24 hours at a time.
Project manager of the US team from the four strong Ocean Technology Foundation, Melissa Ryan, making her third visit to the sea off Flamborough Head, said: "We are more hopeful this year we will find the wreck as we have some good leads from historical information that points us to a slightly different area than last year."
It is the sub's final mission before being taken out of service.
Commander John McGrath, captain of the NR1, said: "After nearly 40 years of quiet service it would be a perfect ending if the world's finest deep submersible could discover the Bonhomme Richard on our final mission."
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