SUBMERSIBLE OPERATIONS ABOARD ESPERANZA IN THE BERING SEA

Published July 14, 2012 at 600 × 391 in Diving for Mermaid’s Purses in Zhemchug Canyon
Submarine being deployed

Submarine being deployed

USA ALASKA BERING SEA 11JUL12 – A two-seater submersible craft, on loan from the Waitt Institute is prepared on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza for its first dive exploring the deep sea canyons of the Bering Sea, Alaska.

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is on an Arctic expedition to study unexplored ocean habitats threatened by offshore oil drilling, as well as industrial fishing fleets.

Photo by Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace

© Jiri Rezac / Greenpeace

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