Victor Vescovo Completes First Ever Human Descents of Yap and Palau Trenches
Explorer Victor Vescovo, Founder of Caladan Oceanic, completed the first ever human descents to the deepest points of both the Yap and Palau trenches. The maximum depth recorded at the lowest point reached in the Yap Trench was 8,929 meters +/- 9 meters and in the Palau Trench, 8,027 +/- 9 meters.