Lanternfish
Myctophidae spp.
- Depth
- ~300 m · twilight zone
- Trait
- Each eye collects 100× more photons than ours. Schools of hundreds.
3,300metersdown,theblueturnsintoadifferentkind.
3,300metersdown,theblueturnsintoadifferentkind.
470expeditions completedAtlantic · Indo-Pacific · Mediterranean · 2 passengers + 1 pilot per descent.
Calypso Deep · 5,267 m
Sigsbee · Southern Mariana Ridge · in operation since 2019
Twilightzone.Firstpresences.
Twilightzone.Firstpresences.
Vampire squid
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
- Depth
- 600–900 m · mesopelagic
- Trait
- Burgundy mantle, manta-like wings, red eyes. Inverts its cloak like an umbrella when threatened.
Anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
- Depth
- 1,000–4,000 m · bathyal
- Trait
- Female ~18 cm with parasitic male 3 cm. Bioluminescent lure on the skull.
Dumbo octopus
Grimpoteuthis spp.
- Depth
- ~3000 m · abyssal
- Trait
- Fins like ears. It drifts, it doesn’t swim.
−4,000 m. Bioluminescent floor. Touchdown.
Meso-adapted corals, luminescent bacteria. Here the descent rests.
Depth
4,000m
Sonarlistensat1,500meters.TheSigsbeeTrenchdoesnotanswer.
Sonarlistensat1,500meters.TheSigsbeeTrenchdoesnotanswer.
−1,500 m. Bathyal zone. 100–400 atmospheres of pressure, two degrees above zero. No creature in front of the camera now — only the wall, continuing.
Depth
1,500m
178mmacrylicdome.3,300moperationaldepth.12hoursofair.
178mmacrylicdome.3,300moperationaldepth.12hoursofair.
178mm
178mm
cast borosilicate acrylic, tested to 1.7× operational pressure
3,300m
3,300m
certified maximum operational depth
96h
96h
endurance: 16h navigation + 80h life-support reserve
6
6
3.2kW electric thrusters for six-degrees-of-freedom control
DNV-GL
DNV-GL
certified program — 47 expeditions completed
Whopilotsinthedark
Whopilotsinthedark
Pilot Lead · Riccardo
Marchetti
1,100+0+ operational dives · DNV-GL deep-sea pilot license
Naturalist Guide · Lina
Antonelli
140 years on the Sigsbee Trench · PhD marine biology
Expedition Captain · Hjalmar
Solberg
80 years leading expeditions · background NOAA, EYOS
Continue
Resurface.
The next three expeditions in our program. 2 passengers per expedition, 4 weeks of onboarding before final briefing.
March · Southern Mariana Ridge · 2 seats
May · Atlantic Sigsbee · 2 seats
September · Mediterranean Calypso Deep · 2 seats