Vescovo retired as a Navy commander in 2013, and by 2017, became the 12th American to complete the Explorer's Grand Slam. First there was the Trieste in 1960 and then about 50 years later another attempt led by James Cameron using second-generation technology with syntactic foam instead of hollow glass beads and a matrix of epoxy that doesnt compress but stays buoyant. I had done Everest in 2010 and the two poles a couple years after that. In December 2018, he became the first person to reach the deepest point of the Atlantic Ocean, piloting DSV Limiting Factor, a reported US$50 million submarine system (Triton 36000/2) including its support ship the DSSV Pressure Drop and its three ultra-deep-sea robotic landers 8,376m (27,480ft) below the ocean surface to the base of the Puerto Rico Trench, an area subsequently referred to by world media as Brownson Deep. All Rights Reserved. Victor has now made a total of eight dives into the Challenger Deep, more than any other individual. "Understanding how life exists in these extreme depths can also help us understand how life originated on earth and how it could develop on other planets. He received his early education in his hometown from St. Marks School. I started to meet personalities that I saw could drive the narrative and I knew there was this amazing human story here. On his first descent, Victor spent a total of four hours at the Challenger Deep longer than anyone had ever spent there and not a moment was wasted. JOSH, WHERE IN THIS PROCESS DID YOU REALIZE THIS WASNT SIMPLY GOING TO BE A DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORY, BUT A CAPTIVATING PERSONAL INTEREST STORY AS WELL? His father always attributed his survival to divine intervention. I was down there by myself in a custom-built titanium submarine at the bottom of the ocean and I could do whatever I wanted I felt like I was five years old again!. Expedition Deep Ocean: With Demetri Goritsas, Victor Vescovo, Kelvin Magee, Patrick Lahey. JY: To Victors point, safety was never an issue during the 16 months of this expedition. The same dive was later undertaken by Patrick Lahey, President of Triton Submarines, and the expedition's chief scientist, Dr. Alan Jamieson. How the world's deepest shipwreck was found - BBC Future Personal touch and engage with his followers. Abbott criticized for dehumanizing victims of mass shooting by calling them illegal, Frisco Fair canceled: City officials revoke event permit citing public safety concerns, Texas latest mass shooting is about guns, not immigration, Stanley Cup playoff central: Stars-Kraken schedule, stories Dallas fans need to know, Dallas apartment investor loses Houston properties to foreclosures, Texas QB Quinn Ewers lands in top 10 picks of APs way-too-early 2024 NFL mock draft.
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