Victor 6000 is a deep-water remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operated by the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER). In service since 1999, it can reach depths up to .
Victor 6000 is a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) that weighs and measures long, high, and wide. It is capable of reaching depths of . Victor 6000 is controlled and powered via a cable that connects it to its host ship, but can operate autonomously for 100 hours.[1] [2]
From 30 April to 3 June 2002, Victor 6000, aboard the IFREMER research ship, participated in the PHARE (Peuplements hydrothermaux, leurs associations et relations avec l'environnement) oceanographic campaign and featured in a documentary about the expedition by .[3]
The fauna on display in the Abyss Box pressurised deep sea tank were collected by Victor 6000.[4]
During a scientific expedition with the IFREMER research ship in November 2020, Victor 6000 was used to discover a SNCASE Aquilon jet fighter-bomber, missing since 1960, at a depth of to the south of Porquerolles, France.[5]
In 2023, Victor 6000 and Atalante were used in a rescue attempt in the search for the Titan submersible.[6]