A simple discovery in the deepest marine depth ever explored confirmed the scale of environmental drama

The team led by the American Victor Vescovo came to immerse himself at 10 927 meters, reaching the bottom of the famousMarianas bear– the deepest point of the Pacific Ocean – beating the previous record reached by James Cameron (the director of Titanic) in 2012.

The expedition called "Five Deeps Expedition"(Expedition Five Depths, in English) I made five trips of nearly 11 kilometers deep and at the fourth deeper than any other submarine in history, touching the bottom of "Challenger Deep", the deepest part of the pit. It's here that they were able to find a plastic bag and several packages of candies and sweets.

In addition, the team of the scientist discovered four new species of animals, which can help understand the principles of underwater life.

The trip took place on May 1st and the team issued a press release on Monday on its historic expedition. This is part of several expeditions in order to trace the deepest underwater places in the world.

The marianas trench is a half-moon-shaped "scar" in the earth's crust and measures around 2550 kilometers long and 69 kilometers wide on average. It reaches a known maximum depth of 11,034 meters and is home to many amazing undersea creatures.

The last visit to the fund Challenger Deep It was directed in 2012 by filmmaker and explorer James Cameron, who reached a depth of 10,908 meters during a dive into his submersible.

Prior to Cameron's immersion, the first immersion in the Deep Challenger was conducted by Trieste, a small deep immersion submarine of the United States Navy, in 1960 at 10,912 meters altitude by Lieutenant Don Walsh and the Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard.

The expedition is part of a five-part documentary mini-series Atlantic Productions is in the making for Discovery Channel which will air late 2019.

"It's almost indescribable how excited we are to realize what we've just done," said Vescovo after arriving in Guam after completing his dives. "This submarine, coupled with the extraordinary talent of its expedition team, has propelled marine technology to an unprecedented level by diving, quickly and repeatedly, into the deepest and most turbulent area of ​​the world. # 39; ocean. " open a powerful door to discover and visit any place, anytime, in the ocean, which remains 90% unexplored. "