Dr. James Kremer, one of our readers, had a distinguished academic career spanning decades. He was deeply involved with the study of the world's oceans. I am always on the lookout for fascinating stories that "sneak under the radar" and we miss with normal media sources. Last night, The Science Channel introduced me to Victor Vescovo. Here is his full report on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Vescovo
He fell in love with the sea while serving
as an officer in the US Navy. After military service, he formed an investment
company. He made a fortune on Wall Street. He came up with a brilliant
exploration project. He built a submersible vehicle capable of going down to
ocean depths of up to 35,000 feet. He built a ship to support such an ambitious
undersea craft. He picked an excellent crew including scientists, geologists,
computer scientists, oceanographers, marine engineers, etc.
He had the goal of diving to the deepest
point in all five oceans of the world. As I saw last night, he accomplished
this goal. His submarine is a technical marvel. He was able to light up the
ocean floors 4 and 5 miles below the oceans he was exploring. He sent down
unmanned craft to collect sea bottom samples and marine life samples. He
discovered new species of marine life never seen before.
As a man with a passion for finding life in
other worlds, his discoveries gave me a new hope about finding life "out
there." It was amazing that life forms could survive 4-5 miles down in the
oceans where pressures are huge, it is often pitch dark, and very cold.
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