> The system, which began operating in 2016, was designed to run for at least 25 years

It's likely that a majority of the cost to collect the data has already been paid for...

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ufocia 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Evidence?

	▲	Rebelgecko 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The system cost like $350 million to build, and $40m/year to operate+maintain. Sending ships to remove 900+ pieces of hardware under 2 miles of ocean won't be cheap either.