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It would be great if they were saved. It's surprising that folks think that there's evidence of them being around and alive. Now the race is on.

The logistics of a save are mind boggling.

The whole thing seems pretty insane.

I'm in IT, and work for a company that has a truly international presence with data circuits all over the world. For circuits between North America, Europe, and Asia, if there's an issue, it's occasionally a cut/break at the bottom of the ocean. When there's an "undersea cable cut" it usually takes at least 3-4 weeks to fix. Often the first 1-2 weeks is for one of the few (only a handful like 5-10) of the boats that have the capability to get to the spot where the cut is. Once they get there, a whole new slow process begins.

Traveling on the water isn't fast. Finding a sub in the water and then getting it to the surface is not likely to be fast. It's not like there are ships with appropriate ROVs onboard all over the world all of the time.