"Jacques' shack" - diving Shaab Rumi, Sudan 2008

[greatsudan]

east weat sudan is the best

[Eltoca21]

Ahh what a shame there was no one to continue Jacque's experiment.  He was arguably the last of the true great explorers and influenced a generation.

[martindjohnston]

The Conshelf II experiment was supposed to test how well humans could live and work at pressure in a submersed habitat. The 'aquanauts' were collecting fish and conducting biological experiments. In reality it was more about television - some of the scenes in the films were shot in studios! Great idea though and a great dive. The submarine hanger is still airtight, although you wouldn't want to breathe the air there: fungal spores and who knows what else on the inside wall.

[jeddahsub]

what was the experiments all about ?

[mikeluxy]

Fascinating video...Thanks for posting this...As a long time fan of Cousteau's work ive always been intrigued to find out what remains of conshelf...

Is there still an airlock inside the dome...?...I suspect the air is pretty foul after so many years!!