Images and videos from the ocean often show dark swaths of water with occasional coral reefs, underwater mountains, alien-like creatures and various types of cephalopods, but videos of whales are rare, especially Moby Dick like sperm whales.
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Images and videos from the ocean often show dark swaths of water with occasional coral reefs, underwater mountains, alien-like creatures and various types of cephalopods, but videos of whales are rare, especially Moby Dick like sperm whales.
The Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) has been exploring the deep oceans since its founder, Dr. Robert Ballard, discovered the Titanic in 1985. OET runs an international program called E/V Nautilus, carrying out research in geology, biology, maritime history, archaeology, physics, and chemistry. OET works closely with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US Office of Naval Research, the National Geographic Society, as well as a number of major corporations who provide it with funding.
Earlier this week, OET released a video showing an encounter off Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico between a huge sperm whale and its deep sea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Hercules. The meeting took place at 1,962 feet (598 meters), and at that depth, the ROV measured 300 atmospheres of pressure. The video was captured by cameras lowered on cables alongside the ROV and operated remotely from the OET’s main ship on the ocean surface.
According to OET, “encounters between sperm whales and 