DEMA 2025 Seminar Series: Update on DEEP

Kirk Krack of DEEP Research Inc. provides a detailed update on the progress of the organization’s ambitious objective to design, build, and deploy subsea habitats around the world. This year marks a major milestone, as DEEP prepares for its most exciting advancement to date with the launch of the Vanguard habitat in November. The project represents a significant step forward in redefining how humans live, work, and conduct research beneath the ocean’s surface. With a vision centered on developing 21st-century subsea habitats and the advanced technologies required to support them, Kirk guides the audience through the history of underwater habitats while drawing clear parallels to the evolution of scientific saturation diving. He connects past innovations to present-day capabilities, highlighting how decades of technical progress have made long-term human presence underwater not only possible, but practical. This historical context leads to an update on the DEEP Saturation Training Facility, which plays a critical role in preparing divers and scientists for extended missions in extreme subsea environments. DEEP’s work actively supports a wide range of scientific and industrial applications, including mesophotic zone coral research, bottom trawling restoration, bioprospecting, and the monitoring and maintenance of critical underwater infrastructure. Across all these efforts, the guiding principle remains consistent. Keeping the human in the loop is central to DEEP’s core mission, ensuring that direct human observation, decision-making, and adaptability remain essential components of subsea exploration and problem solving. 🔔 Don’t forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and HIT THE NOTIFICATION BELL so you never miss an update from the #OnediveFamily! https://www.youtube.com/c/SDITDIERDI SDI - Scuba Diving International: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scuba-diving-international-sdi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SDIdivers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdidivers/ For more info on Dive Courses: https://www.tdisdi.com/ *Please note that translations in all of our materials are created by a process that utilizes translators in combination with automatically generated content. We make efforts to verify these translations, but we apologize for any inaccuracies in the words or phrases. We appreciate feedback and suggested edits to our materials. Please email us at Feedback@tdisdi.com with any comments.* #SDIdivers #OneDiveFamily #DEMA2025 #OceanExploration #DeepDiving #UnderwaterTechnology #DiveIndustry