In 1999, Laplace surveyed the Persian Gulf, retrieving samples from the sea floor under 3000 metres of water.[2]
In 2004, she took part in an anti-drug operation leading to the capture of 2 tonnes of cocaine.[2]
In 2016, after the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804, Laplace was dispatched to search for the black boxes of the aircraft.[3][4] She departed her base of Porto-Vecchio, in Corsica, on 27 May and arrived at the search area by 31 May.[3] On 1 June Laplace detected a signal from one of the black box recorders.[5]
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