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    FLOATING RESEARCH LABORATORIES

    Jul 08, 2021 5 minutes
    Words by Mark Smith

    Looking like something from a sci-fi movie, the SeaOrbiter was designed to tower above the waves as it made its way through some of the most unexplored parts of the world’s oceans. Featuring its own underwater platform, sophisticated science labs and a sub-ocean ‘garage’ for submarines and divers, the breathtaking vessel has been described as the ‘Starship Enterprise of the sea’. Work was due to begin on the ship in 2014, and it was designed to host a crew of up to 22 for long-term scientific missions lasting over six months. It was intended to roam the oceans and deploy submersible vessels at depths of up to 3.7 miles.

    Its scale when seen on the horizon would have been immense. While modern ships usually sit flat to the

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