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but...after looking up on Wikipedia
I think they’re advertising the depth limit of the recovery vehicle, not claiming that the wreck is actually at 20,000 feet.
They probably need quite a bit of margin too if the craft accidentally got lost in a deeper area
Maybe they're concerned that it no-clipped through the sea bottom and wound up deeper than the Titanic's current location?
It might be best practice to use a vessel rated for considerably deeper than you actually go, in case of some problem in the hull?
And/or it's just a description of a particular vehicle they're bringing that was most convenient to get there quickly.
It's not like they're going to say, "oh, don't bring THAT recovery vehicle, it can go TOO deep."