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A system could help humans live underwater. The modular habitat
designed by Deep will allow humans to live long term
underwater at depths of hundreds of meters. Deep, an ocean
technology company in the UK that acquired a quarry dive
center near Bristol for its campus and research hub, revealed

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its mission to enable humans to live underwater. A central
element of the company's plan is an underwater habitat called
the Sentinel System, which will allow people to live and
work at depths of two hundred meters for up to
a month. CNN reported on September seventeen. The Sentinel System

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consists of interlinked modules that can be used for various purposes,
from collecting chemical data from the ocean to excavating historical shipwrecks.
The adaptable habitat can be configured into different shapes, making
it suitable for missions involving six people, comparable to a
large scale research station. According to Deep, the company hopes

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that its habitat could become a catalyst for permanent human
settlements underwater, similar to how the International Space Station ISS
has allowed humans to live and work in space since
two thousand. Last week, Deep unveiled a smaller version of
its underwater habitat, which will be used to develop systems
for the Sentinel Vanguard. The twelve by seven point five

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meter habitat can accommodate three people for a week underwater.
This pilot habitat will be ready to be submerged at
Deep's campus in the UK by early twenty twenty five.
It could serve critical functions in rapid deployments, such as
during the search for survivors in the super yacht sinking
off Sicily in August. According to Deep's president, with the

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yacht sunk to a depth of fifty meters, divers could
only stay underwater for about twelve minutes before surfacing. Instead,
a habitat placed on the seabed near the wreck could
serve as a base for divers. Currently, the only active
underwater laboratory is operated by Florida International University, hosting researchers

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studying coral or astronauts training in extreme environments. If all
goes according to plan, Sentinel will be ready by twenty
twenty seven. Wilput hopes to deploy the system at multiple
locations worldwide, but Deep acknowledges it faces significant challenges to
achieve this ambitious goal. The Sentinel modules will be three

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D printed by six robots using reinforced steel with a
super alloy containing nickel called inkernel, which can withstand extreme
conditions and is also used in parts of the Space
Shuttle and SpaceX rockets. Depending on the operational pressure, the
system can be accessed by either submarines or divers through

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an entrance at the base. A floating boy on the
surface will ensure satellite communication via Starlink, while the habitat
will utilize renewable energy sources like wind turbines and solar
panels on the water's surface. Deep is in discussions with
organizations and governments worldwide. Customers can rent, buy, or share

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space in the Sentinel system based on their needs. Beyond
creating jobs and new ocean related investments, other potential uses
include monitoring and repairing critical underwater infrastructure, tourism, space travel training,
coral restoration, naval diving training, and medical research. Once missions
are complete, the habitat can be redeployed to a new location.