The essays below will help you to understand the goals and objectives of the mission and provide additional context and information about the places being explored and the science, tools, and technologies being used.
By Thomas M. Iliffe, PhD
The goal of the “Bermuda Deep Water Caves 2011: Dives of Discovery” expedition is to explore and characterize the upper edge of the Bermuda Platform and an adjacent mid-ocean seamount to confirm the existence of deep-water (60-200 meter/197-656 foot depth) caves.
Read moreBy Jill Heinerth
The evolution of underwater cave exploration has been rapidly expanded through the use of new technologies, increased availability of reliable equipment and globally available training experiences.
Read moreBy Steve Blasco
Bermuda is a volcanic seamount located 1000 km off the east coast of the United States in that part of the Western Atlantic known as the Sargasso Sea.
Read moreBy Tom Iliffe
The subterranean aquatic environment consists of small (cracks in bedrock or gaps between sand and gravel particles) and large (cave) water-filled spaces. Underwater caves exist either in limestone (formed by dissolving of the rock by weakly acidic groundwater) or in lava (created as lava tubes during volcanic eruptions).
Read moreBy Jill Heinerth
Rebreather diving is not a new concept. In fact, rebreathers were available long before traditional open circuit scuba equipment.
Read moreBy Jill Heinerth
In the late 1980s, photographic equipment manufacturer Canon, created a company division called “Still Video.” They introduced some of the first digital cameras in the industry.
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