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         /     \
        /  . .  \
       |  (   )  |      THE AQUALUNG
        \  ===  /
         \_____/         A Tribute to
           |||           Jacques Cousteau
          /   \
         /|   |\         1910-1997
        / |   | \
       o  |   |  o       "The sea, once it
          |   |           casts its spell,
         /|   |\          holds one in its
        / |   | \         net of wonder
       o  |   |  o        forever."
          |   |
         /     \
        /       \
       |         |
       \  CALYPSO /
        \_______/

⚓ The Aqualung ⚓

Celebrating Jacques-Yves Cousteau

June 11, 1910 - June 25, 1997

Expeditions

For nearly five decades, Cousteau and his team explored the world's oceans, rivers, and seas—bringing back stories, film, and wonder.

The Silent World Expedition

1950-1952

First major Calypso expedition, diving across the Mediterranean and Red Sea, resulting in the Academy Award-winning documentary

The Golden Fish

1959

Documentary following life in a coral reef, winner of the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or

World Without Sun

1964

Living for a month in an underwater habitat (Conshelf III), Academy Award for Best Documentary

The Odyssey

1977-1997

Twenty-year television series following Calypso's global adventures, bringing the ocean into millions of homes

Amazon

1982-1984

Expedition up the Amazon River, documenting threats to the rainforest ecosystem

Rediscovery of the World

1985-1995

Final major expedition series exploring threatened marine environments worldwide

Antarctic Expedition

1972-1973

Two-year exploration of Antarctic waters, studying penguin colonies and ice ecosystems

Britannic Expedition

1976

Exploration of the Britannic, the Titanic's sister ship sunk in WWI

The Nile

1979

Following the world's longest river from Mediterranean to source

Papua New Guinea

1988

Exploring the coral reefs and indigenous peoples of the Pacific