Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Ocean explorer finds plastic waste during worlds deepest dive

This May, American Victor Vescovo broke the standing record of the world’s deepest ocean dive, venturing seven miles into the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench where he discovered four potential new species as well as plastic and candy wrappers. Vescovo is a wealth banker with an interest in ocean exploration. He traveled in a high-tech submersible that can withstand enormous amounts of pressure from the 35,849 ft descent. In fact, the submarine is capable of withstanding the weight of “50...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/ocean-explorer-finds-plastic-waste-during-worlds-deepest-dive
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