The Abyss (2002)
• September 29th, 2002 • 1h 0min
Documentary
Overview
Peter Snow presents highlights from today's three deep-sea dives around the world. In 2002 BBC organized three concurrent dives , first in Monterey Bay where unmanned submersible is lowered into underwater canyon which is over mile deep. Second dive is in Grand Cayman where submersible Atlantis will explore life at the spectacular Cayman Wall , Kate Humble reports . During the dive, the crew used bait to attract a deep-water giant, the six-gill shark. Third dive takes place in middle of the Atlantic 1200 miles west of Portugal, which is also deepest of the three dives, divers will descent in Russian submersible Mir from research vessel Keldish and the Mir will dive in the bottom of the ocean in 2300 metres .
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Squid Jigging Fishing Boat
Released on: 2017-10-29
Documentary
Every December to January, almost a hundred squid fishing boats from Ch'ien-chen Fishing Harbor in K...
Riding Giants
Released on: 2004-07-09
Documentary
Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Dir...
A Life Illuminated
Released on: 2025-09-07
Documentary, Adventure
A journey into the extraordinary life and legacy of pioneering marine biologist Edie Widder.
Ocean Voyagers
Released on: 2007-12-17
Documentary
Ocean Voyagers explores the familiar themes of motherhood and parenting in a world as unfamiliar as ...
Coral Reef Adventure
Released on: 2003-02-14
Documentary
Coral Reef Adventure follows the real-life expedition of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers H...
The Living Sea
Released on: 1995-02-01
Documentary
The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with thi...
Dolphins
Released on: 2000-04-14
Documentary
From the banks of the Bahamas to the seas of Argentina, we go underwater to meet dolphins. Two scien...
Into the Deep
Released on: 1994-11-02
Documentary
An underwater exploration beneath kelp forests in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern Califo...
Ocean Men, Extreme Dive
Released on: 2002-07-20
Documentary
For more than 10 years, world champion freedivers Pipin Ferreras and Umberto Pelizzari have been vyi...
The Cove
Released on: 2009-07-31
Documentary
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free div...
Oceano
Released on: 1971-11-16
Romance, Adventure, Documentary
The odyssey of a Tuamutu fisherman who sets out from his atoll-only coral island to procure fertile ...
Ocean Paradise
Released on: 2019-04-22
Documentary
OCEAN PARADISE unveils the secrets of the Pacific Ocean’s most remote islands and marine national mo...
Sea the Truth
Released on: 2010-10-05
Documentary
This is the planet we still know so little. We call it Earth but less than 1/3 is land, over 2/3 is ...
Earth
Released on: 2007-10-10
Documentary
An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, aw...
Deep Blue
Released on: 2003-05-18
Documentary
Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinemati...
Winged Migration
Released on: 2001-12-12
Documentary
This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer hom...
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Released on: 1985-06-23
Documentary
Documentary about the life of explorer Jacques Cousteau.
OceanWorld 3D
Released on: 2009-01-01
Documentary
A 3-D documentary chronicling a sea turtle's journey across the oceans.
Mission Blue
Released on: 2014-01-30
Documentary
This documentary follows oceanographer Sylvia Earle's campaign to save the world's oceans from threa...