Mission to explore world’s ocean deeps

The Five Deeps Expedition is the first ever attempt to send a manned submersible craft to visit the deepest points of all the Earth’s oceans

DSSV “PRESSURE DROP”: Mothership carries multi-beam sonar to map seabed prior to dive

Submersible: Launched and recovered via stern- mounted A-frame

Crew: 16-18
Length: 68.3m
Top speed: 13 knots
Deep dives
Other dives of scientific or historical interest

Finish: Aug 2019
Start: Dec 2018

Landers
Three robot vehicles aid submersible operations

1 Puerto Rico Trench Atlantic Ocean, 8,408m
2 South Sandwich Trench Southern Ocean, 8,183m
3 Java Trench Indian Ocean, 7,290m
4 Challenger Deep Pacific Ocean, 10,925m
5 Molloy Deep Arctic Ocean, 5,573m

1 Meteor Deep, 8,428m
2 Diamantina Trench, 7,079m
3 Philippine Trench, 10,540m
4 South Solomon Trench, 8,000m 
5 Tonga Trench, 10,800m

Titanium pressure hull
Two crew seated inside sphere measuring 90mm thick and with inner diameter of 1.5m

Electrical power: 65kWh battery supplies life support systems, manipulator, thrusters, LED lamps and 8K resolution cameras

Endurance: 16 hrs
Descent to 11,000m: 2.5 hrs 
Emergency life support: 96 hrs

DSV “LIMITING FACTOR”: Only manned submersible certified for dives to 11,000m
Thrusters
Length: 4.6m
Manipulator
Viewports
Lamps

Sources: Business Insider, Caladan Oceanic LLC, Triton Submarines © GRAPHIC NEWS