Sink or Swim

SINK OR SWIM? If you want to see a deep-water shipwreck, you are going to need some sort of submersible. Submersibles are slightly different from submarines because they are not fully autonomous (they cannot function alone). They usually have an umbilical connecting them to a support vehicle, which provides power and gases both for depth […]

Write a Diary from the Deep – Inspired by Jacques Cousteau

WRITE A DIARY FROM THE DEEP Sacre bleu… It’s an underwater city! In AQUILA’s Undersea Explorer issue we found out all about the fascinating life of undersea explorer extraordinare, Jacques Cousteau! Now’s the time to dive right into another mer-vellous (geddit?!) activity!  YOUR MISSION In Conshelf II, Jacques Cousteau created a whole underwater settlement with […]