In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Lieutenant Don Walsh, USN, descended to the bottom at the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the ocean (about 10900 m or 35802 ft, or 6.78 miles) in the bathyscaphe Trieste. It took nearly 60 years for this record to be taken by Canadian producer James Cameron in 2012 at the same place.
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Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft recovered in the deepest commercial recovery operation
The Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft recovered in the deepest commercial search and recovery mission in 1999. The spacecraft was laying on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of 4890 meters / 16043 feet.
Deepest dive on atmospheric suit by a US Navy diver
The deepest dive to date in an atmospheric suit was executed by US Chief Navy soldier Daniel P. Jackson. In 2006, he descended to 610 meters / 2000 feet on August 1st, 2006. This dive took place off the coast of La Jolla in California.
Kevin Brown achieve the deepest dive under the ice
On January 27th, 2018, Kevin Brown achieved a depth of 134 meters / 454 feet diving under the ice. The dive for a research project of artefacts left by native people. It took place in the Lake Mazinaw in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
Hannes Keller reaches 300m / 1000ft
Swiss diver Hannes Keller set a new depth record off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California. On the 3rd of December 1962 together with Peter Small descended to 300 meters / 1000 feet. This record dive turned out to be tragic with the loss of Peter Small and one of the support diver, a young student at UCLA.
James Cameron explore the deepest point of the ocean
The Canadian film director James Cameron descent to 10898.4 meters / 35,756 feet underwater at the command of the Deepsea Challenger submarine. This was accomplished in 2012 at Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean also known as the deepest point of the ocean.