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Victor Vescovo is an American private-equity investor, retired naval officer, and undersea explorer. He led the Five Deeps Expedition, which used the submersible DSV Limiting Factor to visit the deepest identified point in each of the five oceans in 2018 and 2019. The expedition also conducted scientific surveys and mapped parts of the seafloor, making Vescovo the first person documented to have reached all five locations.
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What were the five locations in Victor Vescovo's Five Deeps Expedition?
The expedition targeted the deepest identified points in the Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Pacific, and Arctic oceans. These included the Puerto Rico Trench, South Sandwich Trench, Java Trench, Challenger Deep, and Molloy Deep.
What submersible did Victor Vescovo pilot?
He piloted DSV Limiting Factor, a two-person Triton 36000/2 submersible certified for repeated dives to full ocean depth. The support ship was DSSV Pressure Drop.
How deep did Vescovo dive in the Mariana Trench?
Later analysis of one Challenger Deep dive produced a maximum depth near 10,934 meters, with a stated measurement uncertainty. Exact figures vary between dive reports because depth estimates were refined after hydrographic review.
Did Victor Vescovo explore mountains and polar regions before the Five Deeps?
Yes. Before completing the Five Deeps in 2019, he had climbed the Seven Summits and skied to both the North and South Poles, completing the Explorers Grand Slam.
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