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Navy depths record as Trieste II reaches 16,500 feet
The Trieste II led by Lt Cmdr Mel Bartels dived nearly three miles off Hawaii to locate a half-ton marine physics lab on the Pacific seabed. The recovery, described as the deepest manned operation in U S history, ended with the package brought to the White Sands mother ship.
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