@historyinmemes The San José galleon, sunk in 1708 off the coast of Colombia, is widely considered the richest shipwreck ever found. Valued at an estimated $20 billion, the ship's cargo included gold, silver, and emeralds https://t.co/xgdiadYD3w

Hans Hass and Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Pioneering Achievements and Structural Inequalities in the Construction of Maritime Memory. A working paper. https://t.co/PlScKLiSS8   @HistOcean @oceanhistories #histSTM #histocean #envhist #bluehumanities #oceanhist #histsci

@TheFigen_ The video of Guillaume Néry free diving in the "Dean’s Blue Hole" in the Bahamas (202 m) deeply affected me. The video is 15 years old, but my lungs still burn just from watching it.

Microsoft tested an underwater data center called Project Natick in 2018 to determine if submerging servers could reduce cooling costs and improve reliability. The experiment, conducted off the coast of Scotland, ran successfully for two years — the underwater servers actually

Surveying the deep, a dredging vessel used for underwater excavation and seabed recovery. https://t.co/XTdxKpbCwW

𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 (Knowledge Base Archives) Not a prediction—an excavation. Revisit ONR’s role in reshaping dive tech. By Rachel Lance. 🔗 https://t.co/wnvW41edhV #TechDiving #InDEPTHMagazine #ccr #scubadiving #divinginnovation

Be sure to join us virtually on Saturday, September 20 at 12:30 PM EST for a special presentation from Christopher Steinbiß, who will take us on a deep dive into the world's first armored diving suit. Register for the Zoom here! https://t.co/S0sBPkUoJ2 #diving #history #vintage

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal related to marine science and engineering. All articles published in @JMSE_MDPI are free to access, read, share and download. View a compilation of papers below.👇

In 1932, the world witnessed a remarkable achievement in archaeology with the recovery of 2000 year-old Emperor Caligula’s legendary Nemi ships, which had rested beneath the waters of Lake Nemi for nearly two thousand years. Between 1928-1932, engineers and divers undertook the

#Workshop 'The Ocean Below: Human Experiences & Material Culture of Freediving across Time & Space' by Mari Yamasaki (PCMA UW) & Emilio Rodríguez-Álvarez (@uvigo ) to explore how humans have engaged with the sea 📅7/12, 9am-5.30pm (Warsaw time) hybrid 👉 https://t.co/OMGEUEY91P

Happy birthday to William Beebe, born July 29, 1877! Known as the “father of modern marine biology,” Beebe was an American explorer, biologist, and natural history writer. In 1934, he descended to 3,028 feet (923 m) in the Bathysphere. #diving #history #submersibles

🚨 Scars from the world's first #DeepSeaMining test are still visible 50 years later! No recovery. No biodiversity. Just lifeless tracks etched in the seafloor. This is the legacy of deep-sea mining—and a warning of what’s to come. #SayNoToDSM @BBCEarth https://t.co/6k6lMwX39i

The most genius life-saving device of WWII wasn't a weapon, med or vehicle. It was a metal box floating along the English Channel. Here's how these "sea hotels" changed combat survival forever: 🧵

#OnThisDay 1956 Cdr Lionel ‘Buster’ Crabb OBE GM RNVR disappeared @HMNBPortsmouth during a visit by the Soviet leader Khrushchev in the Sverdlov class cruiser Ordzhonikidze. British PM Sir Anthony Eden told MPs that it was not in the public interest to discuss the circumstances.

Something exciting is coming next month - OCEAN, a new documentary featuring David Attenborough, and it looks incredible! The film, set to be released on Attenborough's 99th birthday, tells the story of our ocean & the choices we face in shaping its future. Will you be watching?

17. Chester E. McDuffee’s patented diving suit (1911)—a bold step in early underwater exploration.

Unusual Inventions from the Past That Seem Odd Today ~ A Rare Thread 🧵 (A glimpse into history’s most unusual yet ingenious inventions!) 1. The world’s oldest surviving diving suit, The Old Gentleman (1860), is a steampunk-era marvel of early underwater exploration.

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Explore the depths with Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms. Discover the red gold Fifty Fathoms Automatique with a sunburst black dial. Powered by Blancpain Calibre 1315, it offers a five-day power reserve & exceptional magnetic resistance. Photos: @Hodinkee #Blancpain1735 #FiftyFathoms

🌊 Diving into the Abyss: The Bathysphere’s Epic Journey⚡ The Bathysphere stands as one of the most fascinating devices ever used to explore the ocean’s depths. Its creation in the 1930s marked a milestone in the history of oceanography. Thanks to the collaboration between