USA: Remus 100 UUV Lost at Sea

One of the U.S. Navy’s battery-powered vehicles has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, News Herald informs.

Naval command lost contact with the 6-feet long Remus 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle on Thursday night during a training exercise.

The UUV was heading north after the loss of communication and it could have hit shore, according to the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center’s press release.

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Naval Today Staff, December 11, 2012; Image: Kongsberg