2021 MTS Compass Awards
The winners of the 2021 MTS SUT Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration and the MTS Compass Awards have been named.
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Eco-Tourism Vessel Design
KNUD E. HANSEN updates a cruise vessel design for luxury ecotourism.
Read moreNew Book: Robert Ballard Memoir
Legendary ocean explorer Robert Ballard has released “Into the Deep: A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic.” The book shares inside stories of danger, suspense and discovery—plus previously untold stories about Ballard’s dyslexia and how it has shaped his life. Twice a New York Times best-selling author, for his memoir, Ballard partnered with investigative reporter and bestselling author Christopher Drew to tell
Read moreFirst Woman to Reach Challenger Deep
Astronaut and oceanographer Dr. Kathy Sullivan, 68, has become both the first American woman to walk in space and the first woman to reach the deepest part of the ocean, Challenger Deep. EYOS Expeditions coordinated the 35,810-ft. dive mission. Sullivan and Victor L. Vescovo, an explorer who funded the mission, spent about an hour and a half at Challenger Deep.
Read moreNew Series of ‘First’ Manned Dives in 2020
The groundbreaking Triton 36000/2 will be utilized once again by investor and explorer Victor Vescovo as he embarks on a new series of dives in 2020, visiting never before seen ocean depths and famed historic sites. A collaboration between Triton Submarines, Vescovo and EYOS Expeditions, the Caladan Oceanic expeditions will be documented in real-time between February and July of 2020.
Read moreStandup Paddleboard Expedition for Great Lakes Research
This June, Joe Lorenz, Kwin Morris and Jeff Guy plan to paddleboard across Lake Erie, traversing international waters and rough waves and dodging toxic algae blooms, all in an effort to raise awareness of Great Lakes environmental issues. Their goal is to fundraise $10,000 for the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research. They’ll begin their adventure at Belle Isle State Park, home of the Dawson Great Lakes Museum, and
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