Paul-Henri Nargeolet mixed decades of passion for the ship of dreams with repeated dives and recoveries meant to save what remained of the famous ocean liner.
KOROR, Palau (Press Release) — DSSV Pressure Drop, a state-of-the-art deep ocean research vessel, has invited the Micronesian Voyaging Society to join them on the first-ever expeditions into the Palau
The U.S.S. Johnston Sank in 1944. Divers Just Visited Its Wreckage.
The shipwreck, 21,000 feet underwater, was discovered in 2019. A team of explorers has now confirmed that it was the Navy destroyer that played a key role in helping General MacArthur retake the Philippines.
A shipwreck near the Philippines was confirmed last month as the U.S.S. Johnston, which Japanese forces sank in 1944.Credit.Caladan Oceanic
April 9, 2021, 6:00 a.m. ET
Victor L. Vescovo had been sitting for several hours inside a small metal ball some 21,000 feet below the surface of the Philippine Sea last month when bright orange specks began appearing on his computer screen. His sonar had found several small pieces of … something.