PHOTOS: The Associated Press joins a deep dive in the outer islands of Seychelles on a mission to explore the Indian Ocean.
The submersible dropped from the ocean's surface faster than I had expected. With a loud"psssssss" the air escaped from the ballast tanks and the small craft suddenly tilted forward.
I quickly scribbled down in the mission report the depth and time at which we sighted the bottom:"165 feet, 1144 UTC." Carmichael, a veteran of the sea, relayed the information to the surface via an underwater telephone. Its loud static noise would be a constant of our dive.AP reporter David Keyton, left, and aquanaut Robert Carmichael explore the Indian Ocean.
This curiosity has attracted mankind for centuries."The human mind is naturally drawn to grandiose notions of supernatural beings, and the sea is the ideal medium for them," wrote Jules Verne, author of"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," possibly the greatest submarine novel of all time, which opens with fears over a mysterious sea monster sinking ships and harvesting the lives of sailors.
Second officer Konstantin Afanasjev studies the chart of St. Joseph island in the Seychelles during his night watch on board the Ocean Zephyr, April 11, 2019. "I came into the Indian Ocean hoping I'd see a giant Napoleon wrasse," Carmichael said of one of the world's largest reef fish."Here we are, 35 days into the mission and I still haven't seen one." Aquanaut Robert Carmichael brings the Kensington submersible back to the surface.
Submersibles sent to recover an ROV lost off the coast of the tiny island of Alphonse Seychelles, March 13, 2019. Technicians prepare small two-man submarines onboard the Ocean Zephyr for the first sea tests, March 4, 2019.
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