UNDERSEA PROBE
FROM: Tomorrow Never Dies
Carver’s stealth ship launches the sea drill – or ‘sea vac’ – to sink a Royal Navy frigate in order to start a war. It’s a wire-guided underwater drone with rotary cutters that can slice through a steel hull in just a matter of seconds. In the real world, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are being used for much less nefarious purposes, such as the Artemis, deployed in the search-and-rescue operation to try and track down the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. AUVs are also being increasingly used by the energy sector to scout oil and gas deposits, as well as for scientific research.