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If youre towing something thats four miles beneath you or three miles beneath you, almost impossible to keep that thing stable. youve got snap loads on the cable so youre stressing the system. if youre launching autonomous underwater vehicles like drones, retrieving them in this weather almost impossible. >> last night we showed some of the remarkable equipment that woods hull has to map the ocean floor, these submersible vehicles that can really map a wide range. and i got a number of questions...

You have white caps blowing off the top of waves, i dont know how you do it. >> yeah. well, it makes it really hard. imagine trying to stand on the deck of a ship with a pair of binoculars. in that situation almost impossible to do. ive been in those conditions just west of here and it was horrific. but if this was the underwater search it would make it impossible to launch and retrieve vehicles or to tow a system in this kind of weather. so its a double whammy. >> because you cant get underwate...

Deck of a ship with a pair of binoculars. in that situation almost impossible to do. ive been in those conditions just west of here and it was horrific. but if this was the underwater search it would make it impossible to launch and retrieve vehicles or to tow a system in this kind of weather. so its a double whammy. >> because you cant get underwater vehicles into the water in this kind of condition. >> certainly not with a cable. if youre towing something thats four miles beneath you or three ...