Victor Vescovo (@VictorVescovo) / X

Victor Vescovo

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Victor Vescovo

@VictorVescovo

Deep Ocean Explorer, Former US Navy Officer, Mountain Climber, Pilot, Sub-Orbital Space Flight Participant, Venture Capital & Private Equity Investor.

Dallas, Texas

Joined May 2018

Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jan 21, 2022
Completed the 1st human descent to the bottom of the Atacama Trench with Dr. Osvaldo Ulloa of Chile. Preliminary maximum depth of 8,062 m. Extraordinary marine life observed: very many holothurians, rock faces showing chemosynthesis, and the largest bacterial tendrils I've seen.
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Apr 5, 2021
Just two weeks ago, it appears we beat our own 2020 record of 9000m for the deepest jellyfish ever filmed. This clip is from 10,000m in the Philippine Trench, a gorgeous trachymedusae called Crossata. (Identified by Prof. Alan Jamieson, our Chief Scientist)
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Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Apr 1, 2021
Just completed the deepest wreck dive in history, to find the main wreckage of the destroyer USS Johnston. We located the front 2/3 of the ship, upright and intact, at a depth of 6456 meters. Three of us across two dives surveyed the vessel and gave respects to her brave crew.
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jun 24, 2022
With sonar specialist Jeremie Morizet, I piloted the submersible Limiting Factor to the wreck of the Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413). Resting at 6,895 meters, it is now the deepest shipwreck ever located and surveyed. It was indeed the "destroyer escort that fought like a battleship."
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jun 23, 2023
This has been a difficult week for the submersible community. Deep ocean diving is very safe when industry standard certifications and procedures are followed. I will miss my good friends PH Nargeolet, who I worked with closely, and Hamish Harding, my friend in sea and space.
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Sep 12, 2022
If the photo yesterday was great, I think this video is even better. This hadal jellyfish, again, at 7396 (!) meters, is just beautiful watch. It floats in like a spaceship, but at 0:30 begins to thrust. It comes back around 1:00 to investigate the lander. Simply amazing.
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Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Nov 6, 2025
As requested, here's my Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep Professional (11,000 meters rated) - I visited it at my bank. Omega only made 3 and I got to keep 1. It has been to the bottom of the ocean 11 times (the others only once). I compare it in the photos to a 6000m rated Ultra Deep.
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jun 24, 2022
Part of the dive on the Sammy B. It appears her bow hit the seafloor with some force, causing some buckling. Her stern also separated about 5 meters on impact, but the whole wreck was together. This small ship took on the finest of the Japanese Navy, fighting them to the end.
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Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Mar 14, 2021
Congratulations to Nicole Yamase, the first citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to dive to the bottom of Challenger Deep. The Deep is actually in the FSM's territory, so we were happy to welcome not only a local citizen but the first marine botanist on a descent.
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jun 3, 2022
Day one of astronaut training, Blue Origin New Shephard training facility (Van Horn, Texas). Nice to be training here in my home state.
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jun 7, 2020
Just back up from Challenger Deep! My co-pilot was Dr. Kathy Sullivan - now the first woman to the bottom of the ocean and a former astronaut as well as NOAA Administrator! Big congratulations to her! This was my 3rd time to the bottom. Well done by the crew, Triton, and EYOS.
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jun 19, 2023
I have been asked to comment by many in media and other avenues, but I am sorry, I have no comment at this time. I have good friends onboard the submersible.
Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
From bbc.com
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jun 25, 2022
Some additional photos from the Sammy B. The bow, the fallen mast, the gap between fore and aft where she was hit by a battleship round, and the aft turret . . . where the brave and mortally wounded GM3 Paul H. Carr died trying to place a final round into the broken breech.
Victor Vescovo
@VictorVescovo
Jan 22, 2022
This video shows a "pasture" of holothurians (sea cucumbers) grazing at the bottom of the Atacama Trench, near 8,060 meters. This is the most dense collection of holothurians I have ever seen in a Hadal Trench, showing the large volume of life in this deep ocean ecosystem.
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