Bathysphere dives, Bermuda
From 1930 to 1934 William Beebe and Otis Barton were lowered on a cable in a steel sphere off Bermuda, the first time a marine biologist watched deep-sea animals in their own habitat. Their deepest dive, 923 metres on 15 August 1934, stayed the human depth record until 1949.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1928 CE mainstream
the British government allows the naturalist William Beebe to set up a research station on Nonsuch Island, Bermuda; Otis Barton designs the Bathysphere in 1928-1929 source - 1930 CE mainstream
June: after unmanned test dives, Beebe and Barton make their first deep dive, to 803 ft (245 m) source - 1932 CE mainstream
a dive is broadcast live on NBC radio as Beebe describes what he sees, down to 2,200 ft (670 m) source - 1934 CE mainstream
15 August: Beebe and Barton reach 3,028 ft (923 m), the deepest dive yet made by a human, a record until Barton broke it in 1949 source
Where
32.3471° N, 64.6639° W
The point is OpenStreetMap's position for Nonsuch Island, Bermuda, where William Beebe had his research station; the dives were made from ships in the ocean off Bermuda.
Sources
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