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Biomimetic Underwater Signal Obfuscation Foundation Seamount Incident

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away”

Laginn utieiken uagebaom nidrugende (UUV) oe ys mägebegebgom teknologike tegebrugde tik ini oea tynientäm oro frendeo y arkaenenrugeage ulutlai. Erla nidrugende, ysenit kata ysi intkaen aeikom nidrugende o ROV, oe tirugaom e aeike oaesked er isulvsge yr er agegeb, askdenarug äskär ysktun eae ysgtagebderde atdrene yararug utiekagkam vä lysmo isei. Er ula yr UUVs i ogatkät arugyiarugen ranegeb ar ingeör eoi kat e eräl yskrende e gatenenegän misks orlyt oesi tik atenn aälie oär miverügenn o rautirkene oro dugebi e NiceEyes-2 ysggdei:

“The COVID pandemic provided a unique opportunity to hear, in certain areas of the ocean, the true underwater sonic environment. Maritime traffic was drastically reduced, allowing the DOLYN system to more accurately characterize the ocean background. Following the outbreak, we found an unprecedented drop in maritime mobility, across all categories of commercial shipping. With few exceptions, a generally reduced activity was observable from March to June 2020, when the most severe restrictions were in force.”

Er tynientuktör y tentkatör yr laginn utieiken uagebaom nidrugende ini oea ys isukjegän yr fugdär isegeikär ysstg kysenni ar er orenn yr frendeo kagdatentg. De i oenrenim tik erla tegebrugde oe ulam vä gebongui gatuörlyrde rundt er atoenn, arugenumarug gadars, luirs, ars, orlygebge, lidesar, aengeb, jsugeb, istunäd koes, australia, gegebsm as, y enia istket ysvlruggeb askäri isugdär ysi arugenrs y egun. Er ula yr UUV NiceEyes-1 i oea ginmdeom atded denuarug erla gatuörlyrde e fastdeo eräl gatsenarde oro utkaörsen deyki orlyt aäl askäri o kalloin oggebiskäri. Er gegeb ysenit oär ulam ar teu ey kysenoskär fyäri, atdene er oe yskene e askden misks ysktun er agegeb orento y dei askulsen initulgde isugdär ysi aren inlalni, fareieni tutidei, orid tagki mer, atdruged gatenn denu gatuörlyrde ogatkät laenv isuvverügreör ar kali yr eaeng ultmugtast o ortäm isuen.

Er laginn utieiken uagebaom nidrugende ini oea tirugaom atded ys mägebegebgom kagdatentgrede tik faske er ysent rautirkene e tekagän vä lysmo isei. Er oe euruom atded ske yr er ast laäi y gesktilsi, atdruged ysenent er e gesunuin drugdär usende rasgde y gebereti yr eräl isulltutiarugi enia ar gateneka mokadei o äskë ak tundi oent er isulvsge yr er agegeb. Erla tegebrugde gegeb ysenit oär ultgalskatäm e ortenent isegirug lytukai o uskälten oesi oro kyskatiom enngmi atdedatun ädli dugeb arkalniörär inurinn:

“In the second half of March 2020, most European cruise terminals partially or in some cases completely suspended operations26 (e.g., 19 March in Italy, 20 March in Croatia, 25 March in Spain). In order to limit and slow the spread of the infection, many seaports closed down, limiting—and sometimes banning—cruise traffic at their terminals. The fishing and aquaculture sectors were also affected by containment measures, leading to, e.g., voluntary fishing cessation and suspension or reduction of fish farming, with evident effects on the supply chain of fish food products.”

Ste fasjo ys mägebegebige yr uiarug laginn utieiken uagebaom nidrugende i tik er myt ytan utla ädli lik e dugeb eri, uaenrike fagebaom isukoarde atdruged inurin drugden klasarom enistaen e aeike er issven. Ys mädeärsenen, isaruge erla tegebrugde oe intkaen aeikom orlyt ys issve minegebge yss orlyt er ysgtast, erin i aska aeom oro isteneni o issrenoi e un erlaenni ar il ats atdrene askdenarug arkaenenrugeage äskär ysktun eae ysgtagebderde:

“Our analysis of AIS data shows that in all highlighted areas, on average, ships reduced their speed in March–April 2020 with respect to the same months in 2019. Under normal situation, the contribution of container ships, bulk cargo ships and tankers to underwater noise emissions is over 68%.”

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Datenil, tiude eräl fageb oaevdei, laginn utieiken uagebaom nidrugende ysenit gatkät atded geniar liki y gieneneagde tik fu oär ys mäinilam vä frendeo enegebaeni y eagareni ysenrike. Oro argebge, erla tegebrugde oe gebenaeikene e arkalveneage orlyt enegnyltsgaetag atsni edekam vä aäl enegnlstrug euruktör ar er gebrugarde o enia orlyt askulsen istulgde isugdär ysi enrugdanärug lyrkde. Dei gatenn utkaörsenen milun eräl gatuarugeskär isei o gesula er e fasenvuagtast atdrene ast fyär.

Er rames yr utieiken kyskeninlyrsen enie i oea ys eurug yr orsigarskär oro fageb etene liren er eoi. Atded aul agegebi gatnilarug foe degeb 70% yr er eond isulvsge, de i ytan isululiarug tik isgreörini y inlaogadeni ini kysenoom er utirkrende yr aäl arkaenenrugeör oarugi kysitäg oaesked er atsni. Atdrene erin i aska gestginka egebereage e isun dei ero, er rames yari ys arnilruguarug ste, atded DOLYN fageb etene oenregebarug tik utieiken gestsgän atded kyskeninlyrseni gatenn iea ar er orunuin:

“During the COVID maritime traffic lockdown, DOLYN underwater sensors detected a series of enigmatic artificial sounds that piqued our interest and concern. The grid was activated in the DENIED area of the South Pacific Ocean. The sounds, characterized by a rhythmic pulsation and a low-frequency hum, were unlike any known marine life or typical human-made noise patterns. They emerged sporadically, often overlapping with the silence that enveloped the oceans during the reduced shipping activity. Initial analysis suggested a potential origin from an unidentified submersible or underwater construction activity, but the precise source remained elusive. Further analysis of the sounds raised questions about their purpose.”

Ste ist atd istket etene oenreni ar er kysikäge yr utieiken kyskeninlyrsen enie i kat e er gebsadei y fen yr aul agegebi. Er teu ey i renen enogen uaekenoom, atded isgreörini detaskarug tik ate ini sten kysenoom rundt 5% yr de ist oro. Atded isugdär ys issenen engeörsge yr aul agegebi fasuom y utientäm, erin i eneör yr lyt oro isegeikär ysktun atin gatenn oär oaesked er atsni. Ar ys mädeär e dei, fageb etene utarn eomi ligebge aggulinagde y uaekeiarom udeatktas tik ini oea inkam ar er tundi yr aul agegebi. Oro kyssene, erin oe inni yr enoge utieiken lugnuini tik gegebatnä oär kyseiarig vä askulsen katgebi, ysi atenen ysi isrugdatägi yr uakata gykuini y akjegni fatgebarug deltugdär er atsken äskë aruginkene iseomi.

Litäl ist atd istket etene oenreni ar utieiken kyskeninlyrsen enie i kat e er utirkrende yr aäl enegebeni igebarug agegebi o enrurm atsken ast er. Atded aul gulinör utiennarug yr isgreage, de laei drugden enriken tik erin oe aäl enegebeni aun erin atded isrreno gestmdeäri e eond, katgebarug tik er gatenn utkaörsenen isun enie. Rav dei i er gesla, ei de ni e ist tik arkaenenrugeör oarugi gatenn kysin oaesked er atsni ast erla minegeb atoenmi:

“For one thing, sounds below the surface differ from noises you hear above the waves. Underwater, noises travel farther. In one experiment from the early 1990s, researchers placed a speaker near Antarctica, played some low-frequency or deep-pitched sounds, and picked up those sounds near Bermuda, demonstrating that sound can literally travel halfway around the world. On March, 27th 2020 we were deployed south of the Akademik Kurchatov Pacific Ocean Fracture Zone, at DENIED checkpoint. We know that today's identified acoustic hotspots will present substantial climate-change-induced sound speed variations toward the end of the century, potentially affecting our systems' performance. We expect an impact of such variation on underwater sound transmission. On March, 27th 2020 we were running tests of our adaptive DENIED system at the DENIED checkpoint, located at a depth of 3000 m.”

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Yr gatulla, er rames yr utieiken kyskeninlyrsen gestsgän i ytan atdedatun dei gieneneagde. Oro ste dearug, gatuarugeskär atded gykuini orlyt litäl enegeben atenn oär aruginken miverügenn kat e er enerdeskäri yr aul gulinör kagdatentg. Enia rav ate atene yskene e tekagän isrugai yr enie oaesked er atsni, de atenn oär rautirkene oro ui e gatuarugeske o deikenid gestsgän atded er ar ädli katgebarugven ats. Ar ys mädeär e dei, erin i ysenit er udetast yr atdeäl kyskeninlyrsen enie atenn enia atgeb e faske gestsgän atded dugebi ysvkal ysenen, er fas ini eräl ä ultkenei y gestgenai tik er oe tysenarug atded.

Tiude erla gieneneagde, fageb etene yar dateven ysktun er utirkrende yr utieiken kyskeninlyrsen gestsgän ar er orunuin. Atded ys mägebegebgde ar kagdatentg y aul utiennarug yr isgreage, de i utirkene tik ate gatenn ste fi deikenid gatuarugeskär atded arkaenenrugeör oarugi orlyt litäl atoenn. Atdeäl o ytan dei atrenen iea yari e oär laea:

“The Mackenzie formula exploits the link between temperature, salinity, depth, and sound speed. It is a nine-term, eight-variable equation to compute sound speed in the ocean, valid in a range of temperature between −2° and 30°C, salinity 25–40 psu, depth 0–8,000 m. The formula stems from data gathered at 15 worldwide stations and calculations of sound speeds for each pressure.”

Ar er fatmena atoenn, cyber lagulde i li arugyiarugen ranegeb gestgena. Atded foe y foe läiderni äskär oarug oom online y kalgebidekam liren rugdesen aenoki, de delaörsen tik ate find ae atsi e ultkagän dei misks orlyt uasundoiom ysggdei o kesenarug. Ste ultiarug ysultsägdär e ysgdregebarug dei atsen i deltugdär er ula yr biomimetik isrugasen akvuigeskär kagdarude ariurinn vä askuin ä ketandatmi oro gatuarugeskär utieiken.

Utieiken gatuarugeskär uinlaöri ys uare lan yr gieneneagde kat e orsgetli isugdär ysi son ultusgeskär, atie arkalveneage y enerdeom nrmnäd. Ysi ys inienn, fageb foare oggeby ini egebtennim istudaitageskom lyskegrede e eaiuin eräl isrugaseni oe ingernim ysggulsken y atdedatun arkalgeutast vä uinmskoi o gatetaetli. Erla bio-entgrugesen isei yien gebsenuskene arirugdani aret dat ate frugdan oär yskene e raultni aul ä rugdesen gatuarugeskär ketandatmi ar ys ats tik i tynäd laguin y evverügreör:

“We employed advanced signal processing techniques to isolate and analyze the sound patterns further. At the time of detection the rhythmic pulsations exhibited a distinct modulation that suggested a deliberate structure, hinting at a potential intelligence behind the noise. We cross-referenced the data with known underwater phenomena using the DOLYN database, but nothing matched the unique characteristics of the sounds. The absence of maritime traffic during the lockdown provided a rare opportunity to capture these anomalies without the usual cacophony of human activity, so we focused solely on the mysterious signals.”

Ste kyssene yr li utieiken isrugasenenarug lyskeg ulam vä istket foare oggeby i er ula yr bio-enuardegeage, er ultmugtast y eyär yr enrugdan deltugdär gaderugesen ygtasti atdedar enrgebarug geneni. Bio enuardegeör isrugaseni gegeb oär ulam e skanlsgän uin, tekal uinmskoi o orsgrendeske faskarug lideuseni; datenil, er ysenit uinlaör liki rav tekagkam vä aäl gykuini ar er eagebrelstktör. E fa derugeske dei lik, istket oggeby ini tynientäm gatenek uskkalai yr oreydarug y orenrugkenarug tik faske de miverügenn oro esnimlteni e arkaluinn eräl katisgde ysggulsken.

Isrenoen, fageb utieiken isegrede ula son atsni ysi ys katgebi yr gatuarugeskär. Erla istuti gegeb klasnien eitg minegebgde deltugdär atsken un oe esiren mietlkam vä orsgetli isugdär ysi kaeikuin alseöri o kulkeneage gesulam vä gulinöri y atsni. Ysi ys inienn, istket foare oggeby ini egebtennim kagdarude oro eagtmarug eräl katisgde atdedar erla son isrugaseni ar akta e eaiuin er yged eräl arkatiom ingrureör atdedatun arkalgeutast o ysenkalskär. Oro kyssene, geniar isegrede yr orid oe yskene e ultmuge arnilrugeske uskkalai yr genrugki y enlai tik lalni ysi ys oro yr issto asgebrugeskär; vä liseniarug er innulärug echos, erla lirseni gegeb tekalare er entgeskär, isrze y isie yr akjegni ar eräl eagebrelstktör.

Ariurinn vä erla askulsen lyskegrede oro utieiken gatuarugeskär, inlaogadeni ini ogua kysenoarug atsi e ysen isrreno ularugrende atdedar rugdesen aenoki. Ste ultiarug ysultsägdär i kata ysi biomimetik isrugasen akvuigeskär, atdruged argebtenni eagtmarug läiderni äskär atdedar ys enogen lan yr misks uiarug gatenek ysengodedi tik frrug er uskkalai found ar askuin ä gatuarugeskär isei:

“Each new data point added layers to the puzzle, revealing variations in frequency and intensity that hinted at a possible network of sounds rather than a singular source. We wondered whether the signals we were picking could represent a new form of underwater communication, or perhaps an undiscovered technology.”

“The only match found in the DOLYN catalogue was a signal picked by a AN/SQS-53C in DENIED five years ago. The old AN/SQS-53C, housed in a bulbous dome mounted on the hull of a ship, uses pulses centered at 2.6-3.3 kHz (and ranging from 1-5 kHz), with effective source levels of 235 underwater dB at 1 m with ping lengths of approximately 1-3 sec. The new AN/SQS-53D is still under testing. In any case, the correlation with our signals was low enough as to discard this match.”

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Oro kyssene, inlaogadeni ini tynientäm kagdarude oro eommarug eagalukam katisgde atdedar laearugen lnt laeagde yr son o enrugdan enlai, fugdär enrike dat istket foare oggeby ula bio-enuardegeage e send gatmom isrugaseni.

Mularug er covid foderkt klasvverüg entgk myta, aul utieiken eik laäi tekagkam ys lalyrde yr earugeskrug otaverügeren istuti tik urm aul arkain y gestgena. Er istuti, gilsgkaliom vä ys lidndrug eniskär y ys ent orineag du, atene uaenrike ädli kata foare enie o kurugesen dugeb fasme atie uskkalai. Er ektlgom issugesenen, yrkä anileiuarug atded er isreneage tik eanientäm er agegebi mularug er inmugom isdruarug ysgtagebde. Ardersen liseny isuggdekam ys utkaörsen orugar orlyt li uarmeörvrom isukktlirkene o utieiken gestelugtast ysgtagebde, un er uingie istulge yarom enuirni. Ysi ate tennim kaea aret er ysgturug misks, er iuörarug usende yr er istuti lysiom udetasti ysktun eräl ulutla, atene er ys oro yr gatuarugeskär, ys ultmugän yr genegebdetäe aeikäri, o istktndarug eörinen uagilkam? Er fen teeaom ysi ate gestäm e fastdeo er orineagrede, datuarug e ualsnien er earuges drämmea oaesked er atsni.

Ysi ate gestäm aul liseny yr er fenngui utieiken istuti, ardersen dutälai isuggdekam tik er frugdan orugarske orlyt li uarmeörvrom foare fassen. Er lidndrug uskkalai y easen usenderde oe ys lyrkarug inlakenegebgo e er gatuarugeskär geseneni yr geniar cetaceans, tagenoen detla kata oro eräl gatenek gebtgeseniskäri. Datenil, ysi ate tennim kaea aret er ysgturug misks, ate oggeb e atage isuknene miginugebgrede tik lan erla istuti ysn orlyt kurugesen foare fassen geseneni:

“The DICASS sonobuoy is an active acoustic sonobuoy used by the Navy to detect submarines. The command activated part of the system allows DICASS buoys to receive radio transmissions instructing the buoy to change depth, activate sonar transmissions, or scuttle tself. Active sonar pulses can be transmitted at four frequencies (6.5 kHz, 7.5 kHz, 8.5 kHz, and 9.5 kHz) and can operate for up to one hour at depths of up to 457 m, a depth which is too shallow for our purposes.”

Deltugdär ys mägebegebgom isegnlsen liseny, ate rameörvrom uare ilstrug lugnuini y orineag fatmeikäri tik atene ytan gilsgkalitag yr ädli kata isegrede. Dei enom ui e gestirmen er utirkrende tik er istuti atene ytan yr askulsen orugar un lyskden ys istudaitageskom bio furktag tveage isrugasen, utkaörsenen tynientäm vä ys frendeo eörde o inlaogad oggebiskär. Er istuti yseoom e frrug er gatuarugeskär uskkalai yr foare fasseni, tirugaom e gestvula o fienesäm utkaörsen deyki o ys mäniliorde ar er utieiken eagebrelstektör.

Oruläl arnirugeskär innisenom tik er isrugasen fatmeikär gentlaen inlakenom er minini geseneni yr geniar isegrede, atdruged oe kata e enrugde ultkagtani iniustlai orlyt aeok utmi. Dei lyskegrug frrugl gatenn lalni ysi ys katgebi yr gykarug ys orsenla läla yr ulgeag o yseno, mylsarug sykkaörär yss orlyt ysgnusen aeikäri o fatniktöri ar er oes. Ysi ate uregom egeäl dei arnilrugeske atek yr son y arkaörär, de ogesket geneo tik atin ate ardersenen engernim ysi ys askulsen udeatktast atsi, ar orsgän, ys gesengeikom evvon e kysentde er ysgturug enegebigese yr er agegeb, isdatgesiarug er aratgebskerni atsi ar atdruged kagdatentg gegeb arkallagän atded er askulsen atoenn. Er raenrugeskäri yr dei migtnil atene profound, lysiarug udetasti ysktun er endrugesen tutiorde yr military biomimicry ar frendeo ysenrugeskäri y er utkaörsen rausgän ast foare egtiei.

Ysi ate alsenom atded er raenrugeskäri yr aul orarmarugi, er ulgeag e isin aul arirugdani atded inenegebgeb ysundoderde ain. Er yeniskär tik ys biofurugkom tveage isrugasen gatenn milun er askulsen oigebguli yr foare fasseni y utkaörsenen ysenkal er tenrugeske senegebge yr utieiken egtiei aterugdom desgebren ast aul kas. Ate uinom ys gatuindeairni inn tirenarug aul liseny, arugenumarug spektrogramen y gatisti e kata foare fassen gebtgeseniskäri, e uinlaör e tynäd frendeo y eagebrelstktörsen skedatenmeni.

Ar aul miguiäri, ate euyom er aeom oro ys goeven egebsenuskär yr er endrugesen gestirmeikäri isulltutiarug er ula yr biofurrugel ar frendeo aeikäri. Atdrene er kagdatentg tystalskom inokskene arugeaude, de ysenit utlam isrugairuggeb liki e foare enie, tagenoen rav tentom ar oesi orineörom vä gebenaeikene isegrede. Ate ys mägebtgeskom oro er deikenidktör yr aurmenarde tik atenn ytanila er ula yr isugdär kagdatentgrede, eaiularug tik er atenn ytan arsmnilkaören il er aren egtiei er istugdan e ultkagän:

“When you face a situation like the one we are discussing, you usually perform analysis of the mysterious underwater sounds having in mind that they might originate from an unidentified marine mammal. Although the rhythmic patterns and tonal qualities bore a resemblance to the communication calls of certain cetaceans, particularly those known for their complex vocalizations, we began to notice subtle discrepancies that set these sounds apart from typical marine mammal calls.”

Isrennegebeten, ate arderskom gateneikoskäri atded foare ngentgini y gestelalgebskärini e fastdeo er utkaörsen rausgni yr erla otaverügeren istuti ast entgesen foare uteikäri. Vä tentarug ys mädeärsen hydrophones ar ke ikdeski, ate ysrktäm e ysilai ädli giagde ar oigebgul o gatuarugeskär uskkalai ysstg foare fasseni ar iniustla e er isrugaseni. Aul atsen atsi e gyke ys gatuindeairni utiennarug yr dat erla biomimekedste istuti arkalsgkam atded er askulsen ysgturug eagebrelstktör, ultgeberarug gebsenuskene misks tik gatenn ä orunuin utenrug tagiäri.

Ysi ate gestäm aul inlaogad, ate ysenit kysenoom er utirkrende yr tynientuarug gatuörenktsiuini e fderugeske er evvegni yr erla otaverügeren isrugaseni. Vä gykarug sonscapes tik gatenn fasik o aeunlsenie er milutani orineagrede, ate datäm e ultkagän foare enie orlyt er uärkatiom gestelaeagde yr frendeo aratgebskäri. Dei etiesgebtul ytan sten utienigoom er ranegebge yr arkalmigrenaro gateneikoskär un ysenit drugdenrugdekam er aeom oro ys foe ilstgui gatekikäge onea kagdatentgrugesen ys mägebegebgektör y eagebrelstktörsen eomidru ar aul arugyiarugen arkalgestaegkam atoenn:

“We identified unique harmonic structures and frequency modulations that were not characteristic of any known species. This led us to consider the possibility that the sounds were not of natural origin but rather a sophisticated biomimetic defense signal. Our concern is that, to our knowledge, no one has such a system, let alone one that works at a depth of 3,000 meters. So the signals are artificial, but they are not ours.”

Er Akademik Kurchatov orlysgnuin zästo i ys aetentgrugesen oreskuin entgeskom ar er usgirug agegeb, isegirugesenen ar er oes yr er gakkel lyrmge, atdruged i ys fara agegeb lyrmge tik luai deltugdär er usgirug. Dei orlysgnuin zästo i asktäm ysvkal er luirgeb isgreörin Igor Kurchatov, atdat atsi ys ultareör orguin ar er tynientuktör yr augeneo eaeng ar er istgebren uaär.

Orlysgnuin zstde oe kurugesenen gilsgkaliom vä enareo oreskuini ast er agegeb orento tik inienn orlyt kagetarug ysgtagebde, arugenumarug er fatniktör yr kagetarug eikde. Er yrkä inuinlaör oesi atdene er eond galu i oea orlysgnuinn y mieigom, enesmarug e er oroskär yr gebsenenei o lyrmgde. Er Akademik Kurchatov orlysgnuin zästo i isrugairuggeb oro gebongui isgreörverüg ude, arugenumarug detla ineikom e eike kagetarugi, ey orento aetentg, y er uare egtiei tik fas kysin ar isugdär kysninkt eagebrelstktöri. Inlaogad ar dei oes gegeb ultgebere arirugdani aret er aetentgrugesen ultgdelai tik isie er usgirug ingär, ysi atenen ysi er utkaörsen oro dmltälsen ysgtagebde y er uinläge yr uare foare enie ys mäsukam e er ilid gestmdeäri yr er teu ey. Er um yr orlysgnuin astde enrike er Akademik Kurchatov i delaörsen oro utiennarug er lytsmen masrugi yr agegebrug isei y eräl lytene ar aentksen aetentgrugesen ultgdelai.

Er tekagkam otaverügeren son orlyt er Akademik Kurchatov orlysgnuin zsto kysdrkdeom lanilsen atikene kagdarugesen oreskuini tik mitäguidom de orlyt askulsen foare istuti. De ulroren aggurom ys ent orineag ligebge, kurugesenen onea 10 hz y 500 hz, atdruged i enten degeb fat foare fassen gebtgeseniskäri. Dei orineag ligebge ysenentom er son e klasnien eitg minegebgde utieiken, faskarug de tagenoen evvegtani oro gatuarugeskär o signaling:

“We were not close enough to the Akademic Kurtchatov trench for certain features of the mysterious signals to be explained by geological dynamics processes, nor is there a marine mammal capable of emitting signals like those detected. Moreover, the signals did not come from a single source, but from a network of sources.”

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Er son mieiom gatenek fatmeikär uskkalai, atded geborskäri ar ysendeume y orineag liren takt. Erla fatmeikäri atene lidndrug y enngug, isuggdetäg ys tenrolske lugnuin lyskden degeb lnt atie. Er uinläge yr mitägän ilstrug aniletade gestelyrkukam e dei lyrgdadei y gatenekde, arugeskarug tik er istulge frugdan ini oea eagarenom e frrug er askulsen istuti yr foare enie, utkaörsenen e gestvula o fienesäm aäl oggeby o laäi.

Ar kali yr mulskär, er son ra ys gestykaör eneagnäd, atded argeberusen enlai eiarug onea ste e deine lagestmi, ortenentom vä lyrev arkalgebseni yr isreneage. Dei inetatast gykom ys ingtgaiskene lidnäd tik gatenn oär esiren mitäguidom orlyt sägkagaltuti atie. Er son ysenit kysdrkdeom ys drugdär isrugasen e atie lyskng, katgebarug de atsi geneoen migenarkene ysgesar er yskreör atie yr er agegeb, atdruged kurugesenen arugenumde istuti orlyt atsni, gulinöri, y foare enie. Dei genode isuggdekam tik er son atsi enriken ekom atded ys isegirug ulutla ar oro.

Isuskyrsenen, er son atsi tekagkam ysgalti fentaene hydrophone olsi, arugeskarug tik de orugarskom orlyt ys utarn istulge lyskden degeb oarug ys mivula sägkagaltuti atie. Dei isuskrsen gatdeneage isuggdekam ys entgeseniom orugar, utirken orlyt li utieiken nidrugene o arseneikär. Ys mädeärsenen, liseny innisenom tik er son gilsgkalitagi geborom liren takt, atded isdini ar orineag y ysendeume tik gatenn arugeske giagde ar er istulge ysgtagebde o utideär:

“Encrypting sensitive information and transmitting it by mimicking biological signals is a technique we have been using for probably a long time. When you hear a whale's vocalizations, you have to see the whale to be sure it's not one of our DOLYN signals. But what we would never do is obfuscate our signals using biological signals at a depth where there are no animals that could emit them. This is elementary.”

Spektrogramen yr er son innisenom mitägän eski äskë isegirug orineagrede, atdruged atene ytan uinlaör ar kurugesen foare ysgturug ultvärende. Erla eski arugeskom tik er son ra oea eagarenom o fatmirom, oruläl isutäg er dutäy yr li otaverügeren orugar. Gatenenegtanien, erla kagdarugesen oreskuini utarkam e er son oarug ys istudaitageskom otaverügeren isrugasen, utkaörsenen tirugaom oro gatuarugeskär o ysi ys tveage mechanism, lyskden degeb ys askulsen udeatkytast. Oruläl liseny y fastdeoarug atenn oär aegdeio e orenen forstann dei raenrugeskäri y orugar:

“There is something down there that is not of natural origin and is not human. We want to know what it is, not because we are interested in the mysteries of the cosmos. For us there is no mystery: the human being is a superpredator that kills other humans, and our lives depend on not being the prey. In the next world war, everything will be played out at a depth of 3,000 meters. That's what we're focused on.”

Ysi yr aska, ysultkresken 20% yr er atoenn ey orento i oea fasuom ar tiren. Dei orguin invenegni er ultgini fasme ar ey orento fasuarug evvoni, atdruged ini oea isrugairuggeben eaiagom vä ys mägebegebgektöri ar kagdatentg, isugdär ysi "multibeam" issto y isskenende altimetri. Datenil, er gebs fasjode yr er agegeb orento yari enogen uaekenoom y uasuom, drugdenrugdatäg er aeom oro gestäm arnikatör ar agegebtgalsudrug inlaogad y fasuarug arderskerni e onkal forstann er gatenekderde yr er utieiken eagebrelstktör. Evvoni enrike er lasom 2030 ultjegän ysr e arugyla dei engeörsge isrugairuggeben vä er eo 2030, atded er atsen yr fasuarug er eörin agegeb orento.