GROUP 1 - HADAL Depth (Depth > 1000m)
Depth: 21320 ft (6500 m)
Capacity: 3
Operator: Japan Agency for
Marine-Earth
Science & Tech
(JAMSTEC)
Country: Japan
Depth: 19680 ft (6000 m)
Capacity: 3
Operator: PP Shirshov Inst.
of Oceanology,
RAS
Country: Russia
Depth: 19680 ft (6000 m)
Capacity: 3
Operator: PP Shirshov Inst.
of Oceanology,
RAS
Country: Russia
Depth: 6500 ft (2000 m)
Capacity: 3
Operator: Hawaii Undersea
Research Lab
(HURL)
Country: USA
Depth: 6500 ft (2000 m)
Capacity: 3
Operator: Hawaii Undersea
Research Lab
(HURL)
Country: USA
GROUP 2 - Deep Ocean (Depth 250-1000m)
Depth: 3280 ft (1000 m)
Capacity: 2
Operator: WHOI, M/V Alucia
Country: USA
Depth: 2,000 ft (610 m)
Capacity: 2
Operator: Hellenic Center for
Marine Research
Country: Greece
Depth: 1200 ft (365 m)
Capacity: 1
Operator: Phoenix International
Country: USA
Depth: 36000 ft (11000 m)
Capacity: 1
Operator: Woods Hole
Oceanographic
Institution (WHOI)
Country: USA