With respect to MATSYA-6000, consider the following statements:

It is an unmanned submersible vehicle developed with the technical assistance from France.

It is developed under the Samudrayaan Mission.

The success of this mission will put India one among 6 countries to have piloted a crewed under-sea expedition beyond 5,000 metres.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The Indian Government launched the Samudrayaan Mission in 2021 and MATSYA is the vehicle designed for this mission.
MATSYA-6000 is a manned submersible vehicle developed indigenously. It is a 6000 m depth-rated Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).
It was designed and developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai under Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
The submersible can on-board a 3-person crew and dive deep at 6,000 metres.
It has an endurance of 12 hours under normal operation and 96 hours in case of emergency for human safety.
The success of this mission will put India one among 6 countries to have piloted a crewed under-sea expedition beyond 5,000 metres.

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The Indian Government launched the Samudrayaan Mission in 2021 and MATSYA is the vehicle designed for this mission.
MATSYA-6000 is a manned submersible vehicle developed indigenously. It is a 6000 m depth-rated Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).
It was designed and developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai under Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
The submersible can on-board a 3-person crew and dive deep at 6,000 metres.
It has an endurance of 12 hours under normal operation and 96 hours in case of emergency for human safety.
The success of this mission will put India one among 6 countries to have piloted a crewed under-sea expedition beyond 5,000 metres.

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