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The Korea Ocean Research and

Development Institute (KORDI) has developed a deep-sea autonomous under- water vehicle (AUV) that can operate in the depths of 6,000 m. The project was ini- tiated in 2001 at a total project expendi- ture of $11.7 million.

Construction of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) will be completed in March 2006 and the inaugural test of its perform- ance will be conducted in April in depths of 2,000 m around Ulleung Island, 87 km east of the Dokdo islets in the East Sea.

The vehicle will be launched in the Pacific in September 2006 to survey South Korea's mining zone between the Clarion and

Clipperton islands that was allotted by the

International Seabed Authority.

The AUV is an unmanned deep-sea explorer that prospects for gas, minerals and other natural resources, while gather- ing related data. news

Korea Develops AUV

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