Explorers
View photos and short bios of the explorers participating on the Bermuda Deep Water Caves 2011: Dives of Discovery Expedition.
View ArticleWhat is a Rebreather?
Rebreather technology takes advantage of exhaled bubbles by recapturing them, scrubbing them clean of carbon dioxide and returning them to the diver with the addition of extra oxygen to maintain an...
View ArticleBermuda Cave Biology
The Bermuda cave habitat is characterized by the absence of light, a salinity and temperature stratified water column, very limited food resources, low levels of dissolved oxygen and stable...
View ArticleBermuda Cave Geology
Explore the formation, physical characteristics, and geologic composition of Bermuda's underground anchialine cave network.
View ArticleExploration of Caves
Bermuda Deep Water Caves brings together some of the most experienced cave diving explorers on earth with an array of technology never before deployed to reveal caves previously hidden in the oceanic...
View ArticleExpedition Education Module
Ocean Explorer Expedition Education Modules (EEM) are designed to reach out in new ways to teachers, students, and the general public, and share the excitement of daily at-sea discoveries and the...
View ArticleExploration's Mission Plan
The goal of this project is to thoroughly explore and characterize the upper edge of the Bermuda pedestal and two adjacent mid-ocean seamounts to confirm the existence of deep water (~60-200 m depths)...
View ArticleExploration's Photo and Video Gallery
View photos and videos taken during the Bermuda Deep Water Caves 2011: Dives of Discovery Expedition, including high-resolution photos, video, and slideshows.
View ArticleUnderwater Imaging
The exploration of deep oceanic caves presents some significant challenges for a photographer. Find out about the history of underwater digital imaging and see the state-of-the-art equipment that...
View ArticleJune 11 Log
Our team arrived safely in Bermuda, each with numerous bags and boxes of diving equipment and other luggage.
View ArticleJune 13 Log
It takes a tremendous amount of diving expertise to safely conduct the type of diving we are involved in, but it also takes a high level of creativity and awareness.
View ArticleJune 14 Log
Our second dive was conducted in Deep Blue Cave in Walsingham Forest. The cavern is filled with interesting life.
View ArticleJune 16 Log
As my dive team and I were drifting down to the target area, I could not help but wonder, how did I get here? My brain quickly kicked in — reminding me that daydreaming has its time and place.
View ArticleJune 17 Log
A strong, northwesterly wind forced our team to move to the southern end of the Bermuda today in the hope that we might find sea conditions suitable to conduct a 300+ foot dive on the edge of the...
View ArticleJune 18 Log
Our team is really working like a well-oiled machine now. We selected a site on the south side of the island to avoid the choppy seas.
View ArticleJune 19 Log
Using equipment that looks more like a space suit than scuba gear, we plunged to 444 feet on the Challenger seamount and brought back biological samples and geologic treasures for scientists to examine.
View ArticleJune 21 Log
Following the discovery of an ancient fossil reef off the South Shore of Bermuda, a return trip to the site was planned to recover coral samples in an effort to date the age of this reef.
View ArticleJune 22 Log
Successful scientific diving projects require specialized equipment and thorough planning. A key component is the expert safety divers.
View ArticleAsk an Explorer
Have a question for the team? Send an email to: melissa.ryan@noaa.gov. Questions will be forwarded to the team at sea, and their replies will be posted here.
View ArticleJune 26 Log
This dive represents the deepest manned exploration of Bermuda. ROVs, bathyspheres and subs have combed these depths before, but our first hand look will offer details never before available to...
View ArticleJune 27 Log
The Iliffe dive team has returned a remarkable and unique collection of animals from Bermuda’s deep reefs that will significantly expand the collection at the Bermuda Natural History Museum. At least...
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