“My goal is to inspire - not only for generations to come - but for scientists around the globe who study life undersea and how the human body functions when in extreme environments.” “I’m humbled that my curiosity for discovery has led me here,” Dituri said in a statement. On Saturday, the 73rd day of his mission, he will officially break the world record, according to a release. The facility is 30 feet beneath the lagoon’s surface and was originally fabricated as a marine research laboratory before converting into an underwater hotel in 1986.ĭituri’s 100-day mission began on March 1 and will end on June 9.
Navy commander Joseph Dituri, who holds a doctorate in biomedical engineering and teaches hyperbaric medicine, has been living underwater at Jules’ Undersea Lodge in a Key Largo lagoon. – An underwater researcher is on track to break a world record for the longest time spent living in an underwater habitat.
