The British-led mission highlights the state of the seas as fears grow over climate change.
ALPHONSE ATOLL, Seychelles — Explorers are ready to deliver the first live video broadcast from deep below an ocean’s surface.
Early this week, a submersible is expected to dive to nearly 1,000 feet off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and send images to a satellite transmitter on the mother ship. The Associated Press will send that footage around the world.
The British-led Nekton Mission highlights the state of the oceans as fears grow over climate change. The Indian Ocean is the least explored in the world, and there is almost no data from the Seychelles below scuba depth.
