and was _ operation west of the azores islands and was relatively close to the titanic— and was relativelycation. fortunately, with the titanic location. fortunately, with lhe action— titanic location. fortunately, with the action victor 6000 on board, but not operating this rov. so the operating team had to be brought to canada. _ operating team had to be brought to canada. sl— operating team had to be brought to canada, stjohn's, by plane. and they— canada, stjohn's, by plane. and lheyare — canada, stjohn's, by plane. and they are now on the way. the vessel is supposed — they are now on the way. the vessel is supposed to arrive around midnight _ is supposed to arrive around midnight pending on weather conditions in the area of research, the titanic— conditions in the area of research, the titanic wreckage site. victor is a scientific— the titanic wreckage site. victor is a scientific rov. in the uk national oceanographic centre, you have the isis rov. _ oceanographic centre, you have the isis rov, which is a similar tool. the atalante was two days away from the wreckage, and that was why

islands. we can understand why. (pedro escobar) the azores is an archipelago set between the european continent and the american continent. it consists of nine islands, very different from each other. the centre group is composed of five islands: faial, pico, sao jorge, terceira and graciosa. the western group is composed of flores and corvo, and the eastern group is composed of santa maria and sao miguel. it's almost as if we were three different archipelagos, because the distance between faial and santa maria is about 200 nautical miles. i am a faialense, i am azorean and i am portuguese. my island comes first, of course. (sophie fouron) pedro escobar. born on the island of fajal, he is deeply attached to the azores' culture, traditions and natural setting. and these are his islands. (pedro escobar) the azores is an autonomous region of portugal, which means that we share many laws with portugal. the government of the azores has a parliament as well, and has the autonomy to create its own budget. even though we are autonomous, we are quite

descendent of portuguese immigrants, the tradition and values my family took from the astore islands -- azor islands off the coast of portugal have never been far from my heart. it's the story of my family. the fact is that portugal is one america's longest and strongest allies. one of the first nations to recognize the united states as an independent nation after the revolutionary war. as co-chairman of the portuguese caucus, i look forward to continuing our efforts in bipartisan fashion to advance mutual interests and strengthen the bonds between the united states and portugal. we celebrate the richness and ethnic diversity of all the communities in our country. it is the secret sauce of america, i'm convinced. detocqueville wrote a book about it in the late 19th century wondering why america could reinvent itself with every generation of immigrants that came to these shores with nothing more than the clothes on their back and a deep desire to work hard and succeed for themselves and their families. that is the secret sauce, the american dream that we share in common. [speaking a foreign language]