The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to collaborate with a private company led by Victor Vescovo, the first person to reach the deepest point in all five of the world’s named oceans, in an effort to explore, characterize, and map unknown areas of the deep ocean.
Vescovo’s company, Caladan Oceanic LLC, brings to this partnership unparalleled capabilities and technologies to explore the Hadal zone — the deepest, darkest and coldest region of the ocean found below...