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It can be used for ocean research, environmental monitoring, mapping the seabed, inspecting offshore energy sites, search-and-rescue, and mine countermeasures.—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026 The expedition there was run by The Metals Company, a Canadian firm at the forefront of the competition to mine the seabed.—Harry Stevens, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Mines could be rocket-propelled, cabled or sit on the seabed and be triggered by sound, movement or light.—Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 Mines could be rocket-propelled, cabled or sit on the seabed and be triggered by sound, movement or light.—Emma Burrows, Fortune, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the seabed