On May 22, 2025, a SEAMAP scientific mission near Saint-Pierre and Miquelon took an unexpected turn as the team decided to investigate the disappearance of the Ravenel, a ship that vanished in 1962. Equipped with SEABER’s advanced fleet of four Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), the team set out to unravel a 63-year-old mystery.

After scanning 4 km² of the ocean floor using a 680kHz side-scan sonar, the first 2 km² appeared to be nothing but sand. However, on the second transect of the final AUV, a mysterious structure came into view. The dimensions of the structure closely matched that of the Ravenel, measuring 30 to 35 meters in length and 7 to 8 meters in width.

Further investigation was conducted as the AUVs made a second pass to capture high-resolution imagery of the wreck. The team is planning additional missions to confirm whether the discovered structure is indeed the long-lost Ravenel. This breakthrough comes after years of extensive research and significant state resources being deployed in 2021 and 2022.