Jacques Cousteau's Grandson to Map Depths of Massive Blue Hole Off Belize's Coast

[Judi Lynn]

By Yasemin Saplakoglu, Staff Writer | October 29, 2018 03:28pm ET

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A new expedition is set to map the bowels of a mysterious blue sinkhole off the coast of Belize, made famous by explorer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, who was so impressed with the formation he named it one of the top scuba-diving sites in the world.

Cousteau visited the sinkhole in 1971; and now nearly a half a century later, his grandson Fabien Cousteau, also a filmmaker and ocean conservationist, will return to Belize's submerged Great Blue Hole, which is so big that two Boeing 747s could hide out comfortably in its innards, according to a statement.

For the expedition, Cousteau has teamed up with project lead Aquatica Submarines, a submersible company; the Roatan Institute of Deep Sea Exploration; and entrepreneur Richard Branson, as founder of Virgin Group and co-founder of Ocean Unite. [In Photos: Stunning Sinkholes]

More:
https://www.livescience.com/63950-belize-blue-hole-expedition.html

[OhNo-Really]

1. Yes! Great event.