It would be incredibly cool if someone bought this ship and used it to actually mine manganese nodules. Or alternatively create a vacuum for methane clathrates. Park it next to Shell&#x27;s new LNG ship, vacuum up a few billion cu ft of natural gas.<p>For reference, the composition of Manganese Nodules: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;crustal.usgs.gov&#x2F;geochemical_reference_standards&#x2F;mangana1.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;crustal.usgs.gov&#x2F;geochemical_reference_standards&#x2F;mang...</a>