Deepest-ever sub dive finds plastic bag [tap to expand]
The latest descent, which reached 10,927m beneath the waves, is now the deepest by 11m - making Victor Vescovo the new record holder.Don Walsh , who dived to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1960, congratulated Victor Vescovo
Witnessing the dive from the Pacific was Don Walsh. He told BBC News:"I salute Victor Vescovo and his outstanding team for the successful completion of their historic explorations into the Mariana Trench. They also discovered brightly coloured rocky outcrops, possibly created by microbes on the seabed, and collected samples of rock from the seafloor.
It has been funded by Mr Vescovo, a private equity investor, who before turning his attention to the ocean's extreme depths also climbed the highest peaks on the planet's seven continents. At its core is a 9cm-thick titanium pressure hull that can fit two people, so dives can be performed solo or as a pair.
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