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Re:Missing Titanic Sub Faced Lawsuit over Depths It Could Sa... by whats_a_quasar on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @05:05PM (#36410601)
The Jason ROV has a six mile tether:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_(ROV)

And the Titanic was discovered by camera sled being towed by a ship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(ROV)

So your search might have been a bit too quick. It certainly is possible possible to build a tethered crewed submersible, though this vehicle wasn't.

Credit to js2 from this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36396161

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