Captain Nemo decided to make for the ocean floor by submerging on an appropriately gradual diagonal with the help of his side fins, which were set at a 45 degrees angle to the Nautilus's waterline.
El capitán Nemo resolvió buscar el fondo oceánico por una diagonal suficientemente alargada, por medio de sus planos laterales, a los que se dispuso en un ángulo de 45'.