Location of Calypso Deep.

Calypso Deep is the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea, located in the Hellenic Trench, Ionian Sea, 62.6 km south-west of Pylos, Greece, with a maximum depth of 5,109 m (16,762 ft). It lies at about 36°34′N 21°8′E / 36.567°N 21.133°E / 36.567; 21.133.

Crewed descents

The first crewed descent into Calypso Deep was on 27 September 1965 by Captain Gérard Huet de Froberville, Dr. Charles "Chuck" L. Drake (USA), and Henri Germain Delauze in the French bathyscaphe Archimède. Drake, Froberville, and Delauze reported a maximum depth of 5,110 m (16,770 ft) without a reference to the measurement accuracy.

In January 2020, Caladan Oceanic commenced its second year of deep diving with the deep-submergence vehicle Limiting Factor, piloted by Victor Vescovo. The first dives of the 2020 season commenced with dives to the French submarine Minerve in the Mediterranean Sea on 1–2 February 2020, and the second crewed descent to the Calypso Deep.[1][2] On 10 February 2020 Victor Vescovo and Prince Albert II of Monaco reached the bottom of the Calypso Deep at a newly calculated depth of 5,109 m (16,762 ft) ±1 m (3 ft) using multiple direct measurement sensors. The 2020 expedition validated that the French mission in 1965 had, in fact, reached the deepest point of the Mediterranean Sea which, until this point, was not affirmed.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Founder of the Five Deeps Expedition Launches New 2020 Voyage". hydro-international.com. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Caladan Oceanic expedition page". caladanoceanic.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  3. ↑ "Phase II of Caladan Oceanic's 2020 Expedition Programme, Caladan Oceanic's Victor Vescovo and EYOS Expeditions dive with Prince Albert II of Monaco to the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea". caladanoceanic.com. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
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