Today, the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER became the world’s deepest diving submersible. But the planned 26,247-foot (8,000-meter) dive ended abruptly before the sub could reach the floor of the New Britain Trench.
Courageous Caution
Preparing a “Great Whale”
A sprawling gray raincloud moves in from the west and hangs over the bay for most of the afternoon. The intermittent rain—more like a Scottish mist than a tropical downpour—brings welcome relief from the sun and the heat. After the rain, slim ghosts of steam rise out of the dense green hills.