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Millionaire Victor Vescovo says it's been an ‘extraordinary privilege’ to explore different parts of the Earth

An historic diving accessory is going under the hammer and, although depth-rated only to 100m, few watches have ever been deeper. “This timepiece is

Oceanographer and engineer Don Walsh submerged to Challenger Deep in 1960 and 2019 with the timepiece on his wrist. Now it could fetch over $50k.

Their basic functions were long ago usurped by computers, but then again, the dive watch was made to withstand harsh conditions. This is the story of how an obsolete category became one of the most enduringly popular, turning the fortunes of many Swiss watch marques along the way

Many mysteries about the ocean remain due to the difficulty of studying its most crushing depths. Just how far down have humans managed to travel?

While he didn't take a Seawolf down there, a Navy submarine captain set the deepest ocean dive record when he went to Challenger Deep.

Two well-known salty explorers of the ocean depths assess the impact of the recent loss of the ill-fated submersible Titan.

Dive into the science of Earth's murky depths.

The Challenger Deep, the deepest known point on Earth's underwater surface, plunges more than 36,000 feet down

The Titan submersible is believed to have imploded. Experts think the materials used to construct the vessel could have cracked under deep-sea pressure.