Mariana Trench: Record-breaking journey to the bottom of the ocean - BBC News
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- Published on May 13, 2019
- An American explorer has descended nearly 11km (seven miles) to the deepest place in the ocean - the Mariana Trench in the Pacific.
Victor Vescovo spent four hours exploring the bottom of the trench with the risk of his submersible imploding if anything were to go wrong.
The dive was later verified to be 10,972m and Victor became the first person to reach the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean.
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It takes ALOT of guts to dive that deep knowing how immense the pressure is outside. I appreciate people that can do this and bring us new unexplored areas of the world to view. Thank you Sir.👍👏
Just comes down to trusting the equipment. You would die out in space, sailors would die outside a submarine. At the end of the day the result is death.
Absolutely...
It doesn't take guts, it takes simple knowledge on your equipment's abilities. These submarines are always tested in pressure chambers at pressures higher than what would ever be experienced at the trench.
I wouldn’t be afraid. If something went wrong, you would die instantly. I don’t think there could be faster way to die.
@Deepak Chauhan submersible*
I absolutely love the way when the other guy said , “you did it” and he corrected it to, “we all did it”. I don’t know why but I admire that leadership so much
Son is that you
It is all fake and manipulative.
@Joe thePlumber just such a load of bollocks, he said we all did it because he understands that it was a collective effort that made it possible for him to reach the bottom. Unless he did all the R&D for the submarine, built it and drove the boat out to the Mariana's Trench all by himself of course...
B.S. Socially acceptable response. He agrees that *HE* did it, but social conventions dictate that he responded "no we all did it".
@IDK You Pick My Name still funny though
That man risked his life so we can all see now the deepest part of the ocean just by searching it on youtube, that’s braveness and madness
@Simon he prob failed science class lmao
@Emanuel you watch too much tv
@J Andersen umm... who hurt you? :(
No, he did it to boost his personal image and to be liked by more people.
We didn’t see anything and this was a boring side of the earth we want to see other creatures and under water villages
Viewer: "I wonder whats seven miles down at the bottom of the Earth?"
Scientist: "A plastic bag"
What was amazing was how rare it was to see any trash.
@Michael Lovegrove HELP
Seven miles is nothing bro
Don't play jokes on these type of great humans
My absolute respect to diver. There was literally zero margin for error down there, even one crack and every thing goes black. Thier devotion to science and discovery is immeasurable.
The first time that journey was done the viewing window cracked at the bottom
Sounds weird but I would love to know the story of that bag. Like how old is it, who bought it and where and how long did it took it to get there.
do you ever feeeeeel like a plastic baaaaag
They should make a movie about that bag, starring me
story of the plastic that you just saw
human
throw plastic bag
air
plastic bag flies and goes to water
probably something helped it sink
plastic bag reached the dark side without being eaten
plastic bag hard to see because darkness
plastic bag finally sinks to the deepest point of the sea
it went camoflauge with the sand
It makes me feel less lonely to know that there is life down there, just peacefully thriving and enjoying being themselves, no matter how far from our human civilizations they are. There’s life in places where we humans cannot stay. There’s life down there...
@Brad Cooper also, bubba, i’m 15. i sincerely hope that you are *not* a grown man arguing with a teenager on the internet. have some self respect.
@Brad Cooper did you just- use asterisks? also, i’ve never been a fan of pokemon. :)
@Lucifer Collins bruh, you even look like the typical atheist 😂😂”*gags n snorts snot * AWCKtually, Jesus isn’t real cus eVoLuTiOn solves all oUr problems. Look at my Pokémon cards now” that’s u
@Brad Cooper hello, sir, do you have a moment to talk about out lord and savior: Satan?
@Lucifer Collins yes
the fact that a plastic bag has managed to get to the deepest part of the ocean in the world without getting caught on anything or being eaten just blows my mind.
Only one plastic bag made it. The rest didn’t make it 😔
It's very sad, actually 😞
@Milan Stevanović wtf 😂
Its a lieeeee !!
@Jeff Berridge i like the way you think
The plastic bag or even any plastic waste down there.....imagine it’s amazing journey it went through while drifting down to the bottom of the Mariana trench
@Carl Johnson it would eventually get crushed by the pressure
It wasn't at the bottom where the bag was spotted, it was on the way down. Still notable though.
We should throw cameras to the sea
Looking forward to the footage it releases on its youtube channel. "Plastic Vlogz" if anyone's interested.
What an amazing feeling! So proud and happy for all of your amazing research. Keep up your Fascinating phenomenon explorations!
I salute your effort for the conservation of the earth's deepest ocean floor The Mariana Trench.I respect you for your bravery and outrageous spirit.May god bless you and the entire Mariana Trench discovery squad.
*Awesome video. I love seeing this sort of stuff to uncover mysteries* ✅🙂
How did I know this was a verified channel without seeing the check mark? Hmmmm
ME TOO
🙂
@rashed ahmed he always follows you. always.
What an amazing moment! I wish it was longer.
this is the scariest thing I can imagine. 12 hours in a container and a risk that it might implode at any moment
@YellowFamilyFunny that‘s not the same scenario though. They sat inside a highly pressured cabin and they accidentally forgot to manage the air lock. So all the high pressure shot out from high to low -> pushing the people out of the cracks. In this case it would be reverse. The entire environment would crush upon the airpocket.
@Jack lmao thats right, every flat earther knows that
The sphere was shipped to Russia and tested to 45000 feet.
@PlayStation EU imagine crushing a pop can but a human
I prefer going to space than diving down there
If only plastic had voices of their own. Imagine the stories they'd tell
@Black McBain 😂😂😂😂😂😂
They wouldn't be able to see underwater in the deep dark ocean though
Latex, specifically.
"Yea I fall to the depths of the abyss, shadows grow around me ever I fly deeper. What was that? A creature of darkness with teeth so frightening, I no not what else lurks beyond me. I'm so alone, no light for days as I continue to decend to a bottomless pit, a never ending fall. Ah, here alas I rest."
-(C2H4)n
Wonderful! First time watching that a man reached deepest trench. What a courageous person is he?
I would desperately to see 12 hours footage of this trip!!!
It's darkness and nothing for most of the trip. It would be boring
Job well done, Victor!! Congratulations to the team!!
Imagine the reactions of these fishes to seeing light for the first time like "AHHH WTF BRO"
@Yuri tarded some are blind
The fish there is mostly blind lol, if you imagine if you had never seen light.
literally when you turn on the discord light mode
Most fishes deep down are most likely to be blind
@S. W most of them use bioluminescence
It takes a lot of bravery to go that deep in a Sub . Awesome ! ⚓
It awesome that there's life even at that depth. In that cold, dark place.
Give the engineers the credit they deserve. Viktor went down there, but someone designed and built that thing. Kudos to that team.
Great journey to watch
Thank you
Scientist,Engineers, & Explorers
Shame that even in the deepest depths of the ocean you can see plastic waste
Earth cycles everything at all points.
Nah,it's not the bottom yet
You'll see something u don't ever seen before
@Kapten Hiu you animals lovers are weird, not all humans waste
very upsetting
Unfortunately, the plastic waste is floating even in the space...
The person who went to the bottom in the container also went down and saw the titanic. This man is verified fearless.
James Cameron did this before these guys did, so great to see another mission successfully hit the bottom, both expeditions are immensely fascinating, i wish this were much longer than 2 minutes tho, great team, well done.
The spot they landed at was actually deeper than where James Cameron landed.
The old man he hugs when back on the ship seems to be Don Walsh, one of the two guys that went there for the first time back im 1960. He's a healthy 89 years old now.
There's actually life down there ...wow..
Life could happen in almost any environment
Mind blowing that life can survive down there under that kind of pressure a still resemble regular sealife.
@Tyler Solvestri its almost as if evolution is mind blowing
@Tyler Solvestri Pressure only effect air pockets. Thats why even though the pressure is many times sea level when you dive, say 130 feet, you feel no pressure on your body. As long as you have no air pockets, like all the life down there, pressure will not effect you in the least. Subs crack only because of the massive air pockets inside. If a diver could breath liquid oxygen, like PFC, the pressure would not effect him at all.
Its not what you think, when you dive at depth you dont even feel the pressure. Its only the air pockets in your body that have to deal with the pressure, lungs, sinus cavities and ears. Those animals have no air pockets so they feel no pressure. This is a huge misconception people have.
@Tyler Solvestri ?
@Tyler Solvestri lol
This man has tremendous courage.
Props to the guy who swam down there without any equipment, he must be the best swimmer!!!
divers are so brave!
Fun fact: even you can go there without a submarine, but only once
*"We all did it."*
- what a humble man...
@Ian Poh oh shit u kinda right 🤢
Her last profile pic she looked older. I take that back💀🔫🔫🔫🔫
Ryan Siraj bro she looks young and you’re about 40
Imagine he's just chilling watching alien like fishes and he suddenly hears the metal creaking. My heart would literally stop beating.
@We Remotely Low Yeah that's probably the craziest thing I've ever heard. Those two were out of their goddamn minds. I'd like to know more about how it didn't burst. Is it like how a concrete dome creates its own strength due to pressure?
Haha, well, during the first ever venture to the bottom of the sea, the outside glass on the submarine actually cracked, and they kept going.
The landing was a bit hard but that was great loved it
To me, this is as significant as the first person in space. I thought only probes made it this far until 2 minutes ago.
How the hell did a plastic bag get all the way down?
that's amazing and must of taken quite the journey to get there
When ever I hear something about Mariana Trench or a person going down there or even a machine, I always expect to see a Video footage of a 1000 feet huge creature passing by.
@Bruce Bruce found the tinfoil hat
@Spoonicks But doesn’t the largest fish species, i.e. the Whale Shark, eat mere plankton?
Maybe they're not at the very bottom, since there must not be a lot to eat there, rather somewhere else, that would be awesome tho
Giant squid belike i can live down here
Me too
Amazing how they focus in on the floor of the ocean instead of giving us a nice peak up. Also amazing how much light is down there.
Damn. One of my dreams is to dive this deep.
divers are so brave!
Just looked up accomplishments of this man. Wow!, this guy is a boss 💪🏽
Explorer : You did it...
Diver : We did it...
Such humble man... I like him....
@magyarmem Horváth sad
Yes, ive noticed it too. Very humble.
And look at the chick who wrote 6% lines of codes and took all the credit for taking the first picture of a blackhole
Or just someone who lacks social anxiety and isn't a moron
*USSR anthem plays*
When they found that plastic bag my heart sank! Our wasteful ways have made their way to the deepest part of the ocean! It's truly sad!
Such a Brave People...Exploring the Deepest Parts of Ocean is a Tremendous Achievement, I m so pleased to watch this keep it up guys GOD BLESS !
That’s my uncle. He also got to explore the Titanic and has climbed many of the world highest peaks, including Everest. A true explorer and adventurer.
Imagine how much pressure applied over vessel 😯
This man is made up of anti-claustrophobic material and a ton of raw courage.
jena prithviraj Caves must be a nightmare for you then, especially the ones where you gotta crawl through to traverse in it. Feels bad.
More like anti-snowflake material
But more than that, not saying I'm not claustrophobic, how was the pressure scene handled? It is tens of thousands of Pascals per square inch there 😶
TWELVE HOURS. WTF.
I think I could do this no problem.
Long journey. I have problems driving that far.
Glad they were successful. Now I want to see what they found.
Amaría ir algún día con estar en ese lugar tsn hermoso
This video gives me shivers ! Absolutely amazing
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berbeda. Larutan A mengandung 5 g senyawa Z yang dilarutkan dalam 100 g air.
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benzen. Larutan A mempunyai tekanan uap 754,5 mmHg pada titik didih air normal
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Hitunglah massa molar dari senyawa Z pada larutan A dan B!
I wanted to see something like a giant sea creature
@MaXRisK that is the most unrealistic movie
@Sony Ber everyone knows theres not sea monsters
@Felix Adkins not that deep
@Dinoboy Bricks the snailfish looked bigger
Absolutely amazing!
This man deserves a billion!
Makes me wanna be a deep sea biologist
Its crazy that we have an easier time exploring OTHER PLANETS than our own ocean
What a tremendous video. I really enjoyed the 30 seconds of which they actually showed footage from the Trench. Maybe they could do a follow-up 5-minute video and show us 40 seconds worth of footage
@Steven Henry like what?
Do you want your money back?
but then we would see things they dont want us to see
Ive swam this deep and let me tell you theres no plastic what so ever
@Expite this actually made me cry
Mabuti, at nakapunta sila sa pinaka malalim na bahagi Ng mundo ang mariana trench... Matagumpay at nakakamangha... 💖
just imagine if he just landed on a cliff side or something and totally missed the real deep
I want to know how this submersible handled compression and decompression during descent and rise?
The mental strength that pilot must have. Made easier by a passionate team
cameraman is the only person who can reach anywhere in this universe
I do pay respects to those people that went to have a adventure to go to the deepest sea to find out what things ecist there
Victor Vescovo Brave Man, I Just Liked His Courage Bravery Determination.
Bottom of ocean so peaceful and calm would love to live down there no one to bother you 😌
I remember telling two blokes in the pub about the Mariana Trench and they tried telling me that the Loch Ness was deeper :) That's a true story.
Massive respect for everyone, my thalassophobia could never.
How are those fish able to live down there without being crushed by all that pressure???
That’s incredible, good stuff
We managed to pollute one of the most isolated places on the planet. Go team, great job.
@mespn520 Thank you all, we wouldn't have made it without the support of this amazing team !!
the team didnt do it, some random person somewhere else did.....
Who is "we"? Speak for yourself
Achievement acquired
Amazing effort... 11km.
how did they even go back to the top 😲
Finally we have the tech to reach the bottom of the deepest trench
11.034meters underwater. Wow. And im Impresed when I go to 15 meters.
Respect.
Edit:Its beetwen 10. 984 - 11.034
Well done guys 👍👍👍👍
I wonder how the ocean life adjusted to the light that was used. They'd literally never seen light before then.
if you went into the submarine for 11km descend in the morning, can you actually catch next flight at night?
We r proud of you 🙂🙂
Disappointing that the bag was there but I also think it's quite fascinating to think of the journey of the bag.
The NumBER -0 LOL sober as a rock... just sounds like something Pixar or Disney would make as a message about the dangers of recycling, something with a deeper meaning.
@Bear 7453 how high are you
but i like the idea they should try and make it i'd love to watch something like this
Just choked some fish on the way
@Zack Wathen James Cameron littered it there... He was the last one to go there...🤣🤣🤣
So quit virtue-signalling & stop using them!
so we've been at the moon years ago but only went to the deepest part of the ocean recently? 🤔
I wish this video was longer!!
Proud to be earthian 🙏
I can only imagine what fossils and treasures are in the sediment underwater.
i wouldn't be surprise if NASA found plastics on Mars
"they found an old washing machine on Mars"... Karl Pilkington.
Mars bar packets!
hmm i think theres alien
Imagine just finding a plastic bag on mars lmao
I thought they just sent the camera down. My jaw dropped when he climbed into it. My claustrophobia could NEVER
When diving is more time than exploring
amazing dive...
Bravest man on earth
Astronaut of the ocean 🔥
What happens to those species when you bring them outta water do they expand or change their shapes cause they are used to live in high pressure environment? Just curious what happens to them on surface?
Instantly die probably
Those people who do stuff like this are just ballsy people seriously 😳 to sit in something so small and go so deep down is just crazy 😧 just watching this makes me feel funny 😬
Great job ladies and gentlemen doing things like this. Y'all got balls 💪🏽😎
is there a video showing his exploration at the bottom? i expected more from this :(
The rest of the footage is 4 hours of him seeing sand and water
Absolutely unreal!! Congratulations! Hope to see what discoveries you guys made.
Landing at the moon is 50 years easier than go inside of Mariana trench
Crazy that even at the deepest part of the ocean, where it took millions of dollars and teams of experts to get to..
And there it is, a plastic bag.
Seems to say a lot about us.
I can explore the beauty of the world by sitting at home❤️❤️
Imagine you're diving above marianas trench alone
Very cool! My late Uncle was a lead engineer with Continental Hydraulics and later the General Mills Electronics Group. He helped design the robotic arm on the original 'Alvin' deep sea submersible vehicle, which was commissioned in the early 60's. He would be absolutely thrilled to see this achievement!
So cool. I would have been asking him millions of questions.
@noneyerbidness How jaded can you get? On another note, thanks for the interesting story Matt! It made an awesome video all the more interesting!
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