He went deep into the Pacific Ocean and found a plastic bag – 14/05/2019

L & # 39; American Victor Vescovo find a plastic bag at the bottom of the Challenger Abyss, in the Mariana Trench, a depth of 10 935 meters, a decline that helped this businessman to establish a new world record, announced Monday the shipment of Five Deeps.

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Vescovo, 53 years old and who spent a year diving deep in the five oceans, remained in his submersible for more than four hours in the basin, located on the cliffs of the Marianas, the deepest known point of the Pacific.

In a statement issued by the expedition, Vescovo described the bottom of the ocean as a beige basin covered with a thick layer of silt, where they can be seen. "some small transparent animals gently undulating".

"Certainly, there is life at the bottom of the oceanHe added: "It was absolutely amazing to be part of a human technical creation, with tremendous pressure on the helmet and always as if we were sitting in the badpit of a plane. "

However, beyond the mysteries of the sea, this adventurer from Texas also discovered objects of human origin, like a plastic bag and candy wrappers.

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With its descent, which took place on April 28, the Texan surpbaded the previous record of submersion, established in 2012 by director James Cameron, who had reached a depth of 10 915 meters in the same hole Marianas.

"We built and developed a submersible that can carry two people in the background anytime on the planet"Vescovo told the Dallas newspaper.

US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) calculate this 80% of the world's oceans remain unexplored map.

"Many scientists believe that the oceans can show us new species with unique biochemical substances that could lead to new materials or drugs," added Vescovo.

"Understanding how life exists in these extreme depths can also help us understand the origin of life on Earth and its potential development in others," he said.

Source: EFE

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