Photo album:
Ottoman Shipwreck
During the latest day of our dives on the Eratosthenes Seamount, we continued our visual survey of the seafloor and explored a late Ottoman Empire shipwreck that Nautilus discovered in 2010. We then proceeded to use our mapping and photomosiac capabilities to map both the wreck and several areas of interesting geology that included some slickensides.
Expedition
Eratosthenes Seamount
Nautilus was diving at the Eratosthenes Seamount in search of signs indicating active hydrothermal vents, where warm chemical-rich water is seeping out of the seafloor, and the exotic animals that live on them. While searching for evidence of geological and biological activity, we came across both modern and ancient garbage.