DEEP’s Vanguard is now installed on the seafloor at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, becoming the first open-ocean subsea human habitat built, tested, and deployed in the United States in 40 years
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Florida Keys selected for Vanguard deployment
DEEP has selected Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys for the 2026 deployment of its Vanguard subsea habitat, marking the first U.S. installation of its kind in 40 years.
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Training
How to become a closed bell diver
Closed bell saturation diving enables divers to work at extreme depths while living under pressure, offering a high-skill career path with increased earning potential and access to complex offshore projects.
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Habitats
How Sealab helped prove we can live under the sea
Sixty years after the groundbreaking Sealab I mission proved humans could live underwater, its legacy continues to shape modern subsea exploration and the future of underwater habitats.
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Ocean science
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Living underwater: Notes from a subsea mission
A firsthand NEEMO mission story reveals how living in an underwater habitat helps scientists study the ocean while preparing astronauts for future space exploration.
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Ocean science
DEEP receives Office of Naval Research funding for STEM outreach
The U.S. Office of Naval Research has awarded $925,000 to a STEM outreach project led by DEEP, featuring a docuseries and design challenges on human undersea exploration
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Engineering and technology
The ONR's 'flipping' vessel, which was believed to be scrapped, has been saved
DEEP has rescued the iconic R/P FLIP research platform from scrapping, bringing the legendary oceanographic vessel to Europe for modernization and a new role in future ocean exploration.
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Ocean science
How much of the ocean has been explored?
Although around 5% of the ocean is officially explored, vast regions remain largely inaccessible—especially the “Blindspot Zone.” New technologies like DEEP’s Sentinel system aim to enable sustained human research at depth.
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Ocean science
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Can humans live underwater?
Can humans live underwater? With technologies like saturation diving and subsea habitats, the answer is yes. DEEP is developing next-generation habitats to enable long-term human research beneath the ocean.
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Habitats
The history of subsea human habitation
Historic underwater habitats like Conshelf, Sealab, and Glaucus proved humans can live beneath the sea—pioneering ideas that are shaping DEEP’s next generation of subsea habitats.
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Ocean science
Florida Institute of Oceanography and DEEP partner to advance aquatic exploration
A new partnership between the Florida Institute of Oceanography and DEEP aims to expand human access to the ocean through subsea habitats, advanced research programs, and new underwater technologies.
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Ocean science
FLIP mini documentary launched
A new YouTube mini-series from DEEP and OceanX tells the story of FLIP, the legendary research platform saved from scrap and now being transformed for modern ocean science.
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Kathy Sullivan announced as member of DEEP’s Strategic Advisory Council
Dr Kathryn Sullivan, the only person to have explored both space and the deepest ocean, is joining DEEP’s Strategic Advisory Council to help guide its subsea habitat mission.
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