A man in Germany is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest time spent living in an underwater fixed habitat. Rüdiger Koch has spent more than 60 days so far in an underwater capsule off the coast of Puerto Lindo, Panama, in the Caribbean Sea. He’s halfway to his goal. Koch using … Read more
Talk about living the suite life. Plans for a mind-bogglingly luxe vessel with the amenities and spacious feel of a luxury resort on dry land — to be built by one of the world’s leading superyacht creators — have been announced. The Inspire, a 454-foot gigayacht, will be the newest creation of Sinot Yacht Architecture and Design … Read more
They sleep with the fishes. Adventurous lovebirds with money to spare are lining up to shell $9,999 or more per night to book the world’s priciest underwater hotel room — just one of many spectacular features at the romantic and exclusive Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort attracting boldfacers like Kris Jenner and Paul McCartney. The “first-of-its-kind” … Read more
Long before Hollywood director Steven Spielberg made the great white shark #1 on summertime ocean frolickers’ Most Wanted lists in the thriller “Jaws,” there was the megalodon — the biggest, baddest shark ever, replete with a movie marquee moniker. Cue the suspenseful Jaws theme. Weighing more than 60 tons — the equivalent of almost eight … Read more
Seasoned diver Jules Casey assumed the enormous octopus was merely curious about her when he stretched out a long tentacle and wrapped it around her hand. But when he began swimming away, leading her alongside him, she was the one who was intrigued. Where were they going? “He would swim a little way, then stop … Read more
The ladies of “Avatar: The Way of Water” — Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and Kate Winslet — have reunited for a good cause. The film’s director, James Cameron, and Disney commissioned underwater photographer Christy Lee Rogers to photograph the actresses for the Nature Conservancy’s global Keep Our Oceans Amazing campaign. Wrapped in purple and blue … Read more
This news rocks. A new mass of land was recently formed off the shores of Japan after an explosive underwater volcano activated at the end of October, according to researchers from the University of Tokyo. The magma-made island — about a kilometer off Iwo Jima, a famous region far south of the nation’s mainland that’s … Read more
New eerie details are coming to light following the tragic death of Matthew Perry, who died of an apparent drowning incident at his California home on Saturday. He was 54. According to the Los Angeles Times, officials received a phone call reporting that the late actor was in his hot tub and not breathing. The … Read more
A Florida professor has set the world record for the longest time spent living underwater without depressurization. Dr. Joseph Dituri, 55, has spent 74 days living in Jules’ Undersea Lodge at the bottom of 30-foot-deep lagoon in Key Largo as of Saturday and plans to spend at least 100 days there, according to the Associated Press. The duration … Read more