The agency had recently developed a high-resolution side-scan sonar called SAR and agreed to send a research vessel, Le Suroît, to survey the sea bed in the area where Titanic was believed to lie.
该机构恰好研制了出一种叫做SAR号高分辨率旁侧扫描声纳，并同意派遣科考船“Le Suroît（英语：RV Le Suroît）”号前往，以调查据信为泰坦尼克号所在的海床。