The riveting story of the history-making mission to reach the bottom
of all five of the world's oceans - the ultimate frontier of our
planet.
A feat that is new addition to the Guinness Book of World Records
Humankind has explored every continent on earth, climbed its tallest
mountains, and gone into space. But the largest areas of our planet
remain a mystery: the deep oceans. At over 36,000 feet deep, these areas
closest to earth's core have remained nearly impossible to reach--until
now.
Technological innovations, engineering breakthroughs and the derring-do
of a unique team of engineers and scientists, led by explorer Victor
Vescovo, brought together an audacious global quest to dive to the
deepest points of all five oceans for the first time in history.
Expedition Deep Ocean tells the inside story of this exploration of
one of the most unforgiving and mysterious places on our planet,
including the site of the Titanic wreck and the little-understood
Hadal Zone. The expedition pushed technology to the limits, mapped
hidden landscapes, discovered previously unknown life forms and began to
piece together how life in the deep oceans affects our planet--but it
was far from easy.
Vescovo and his team would design the most advanced deep-diving
submersible ever built, able to withstand the deep ocean's pressure on
the sub of 8 tons per square inch--the equivalent of having 292 fueled
and fully loaded 747s stacked on top of it. The hurricane-laden ocean
waters and the byzantine web of global oceanographic politics only
heightened the challenges.
Expedition Deep Ocean reveals the marvelous and other-worldly life
found in the ocean's five deepest trenches, including several new
species that have posed as of yet unanswered questions about survival
and migration between oceans. Then there are the newly discovered sea
mounts that cause tsunamis when they are broken by shifting tectonic
plates and jammed back into the earth's crust, something that can now be
studied to predict future disasters.
Filled with high drama, adventure and the thrill of discovery,
Expedition Deep Ocean celebrates courage and ingenuity and reveals the
majesty and importance of the deep ocean.
