The First U.S. Human-Operated Submersible Changed the Course of Oceanography
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DECEMBER 21, 2021
Water pressure in the deep sea makes human exploration of the ocean difficult. After the conference, the research office sent a delegation, including Vine, to Italy to see the 18-meter-long, 45-tonne vehicle. Alvin sank about 1,500 meters to the bottom of the ocean in 1968, 217 km off the Massachusetts coast.
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