Victor Vescovo: Adventurer reaches deepest ocean locations
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US adventurer Victor Vescovo has become the first person to visit the deepest points in every ocean.
His fifth and final dive in a prototype submersible was made to the bottom of the Arctic's Molloy Trench, some 5.5km (3.4 miles) below the sea surface.
This followed dives during the past 10 months to the floor of the Pacific, Indian, Southern and Atlantic oceans.
The millionaire financier's team also visited the wreck of the Titanic.
All Mr Vescovo's dives were made using the 12-tonne Deep Sea Vehicle (DSV) Limiting Factor, launched and recovered from a dedicated support ship, the DSSV Pressure Drop, ironically a one-time navy submarine hunter.
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The last leg of the "Five Deeps Expedition" was concluded on 24 August when the explorer reached a spot known as the Molloy Hole, which is about 275km (170 miles) west of Norway's Svalbard archipelago.
The recorded depth on the solo dive was 5,550m, plus or minus 14m. It is the first time any human has been to this location.
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