Dodging ice
The journey of these pioneers was documented in a BBC documentary. As we mentioned on the previous page, it was quite a challenge to get the submarine into the water in the right place. The journey through Iceberg Alley was described by executive producer James Honeyborne as “a giant game of Space Invaders”, where they constantly had to dodge ice floes. In addition, the floating ice floes were not the only obstacle.
The researchers were unable to determine with certainty whether their submarine would withstand the pressure underwater. After all, they had never dived this deep before. All in all, it was a very exciting project for the crew and all of the scientists involved.
A lot could go wrong. But all these worries disappeared when they discovered an awe-inspiring ecosystem of strange creatures on the seafloor. Including a so-called “Death Star”.