Jacques Cousteau's Grandson to Spend October in Underwater Lab
Posted on July 4, 2013
The Toronto Sun reports that Fabien Cousteau will spend a month living in an underwater lab in October. Fifty years ago Fabien Cousteau's grandfather, Jacques Cousteau, spent thirty days beneath the Red Sea in Conshelf II.
The younger Cousteau plans to beat his grandfather's record by residing in the Aquarius habitat, an undersea laboratory off the coast of the Florida Keys, for 31 days. The website for Aquarius says it is attached to a baseplate in a sand patch at a depth of 63 feet. The 80-ton underwater laboratory includes six bunks. It has modern home amenities including shower, toilet, hot water, microwave, trash compactor, refrigerator and air conditioning. An IMAX documentary will be filmed during Cousteau's stay in the underwater lab. Take a look: