Dr Deo Onda and Victor Vescovo make first dives to Emden Deep

Dr Deo Florence Onda, Oceanographer, dives with Victor Vescovo to the third-deepest spot on Earth, Emden Deep in the Philippine Trench. Dr Deo becomes the deepest-diving Filipino and, with Victor, the first to dive to the bottom of the Philippine Trench. They dive together in the full-ocean-depth rated submersible, Limiting Factor as part of Caladan Oceanic's 2021 "Ring of Fire Pt II" Expeditions. Video by Nick Verola.

[filipinanquebec]

So proud of you doc Deo! You have been given a wonderful opportunity to dive not only in the 3rd deepest part of the ocean but also to dive with the legend Sir Vescovo. You make a great team. A bit sad that palastics have travelled through that deep. Sana maging eye-opener ito sa ating lahat. Beautiful footage. All the best doc!

[Hophophop]

So proud of you and to your team thank you for choosing a Filipino representative.

[jenjen]

Didnt know Philippines has the 3rd deepest part of the ocean 😮😮 really thankful to sir victor and his team for this once in a lifetime experience to see the Philippine trench

[lovetocookmurillo]

So proud of you Dr. Deo, Thank you lord for guiding them to reach out the deepest part of the phillipines and thank you too Sir Victor for this opportunity. Raising Flag touch my heart.
Good job guys👏👏👏🇵🇭

[timbangan]

Thank you for including Filipino scientists in this journey, marking their first visit to the Emden Deep in the Philippine Trench. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of many more such expeditions.

[maricelcaro]

Filipinos are so proud of you, Dr. Deo Onda!

[asteroid_park]

i'm so proud of you doc deo!! it"s been three year and i'm inspired to be just like you (i'm currently studying marine biology) <3

[Batangdisyerto]

Ito ung video hinahanap mga hunghang, dapat makita Nila to na nagpunta tlga sa pangatlo pinaka malalim sa buong mundo.☝️

[MusingMageofDisney]

Congratulations on ID'ing and recording one of the fighting-est destroyers in US Navy history.

[FrankRoosevelt]

So we finally have a vessel capable of visiting anywhere on the ocean floor (as far as we know, at least). Pretty amazing how long it took to get there. We’ve been exploring oceans for centuries.

[李子栗子梨子]

You’ve been done an extraordinary job for finding the hull of the USS Johnston, it was very amazing!!! When I saw a video says the Johnston had been found in 2019 there was only the broken stern, propellers, gun mounts, several metal pieces and some pipes, so I realized that it’s only some pieces and not the entire ship, and in that video they sad that they will not go any deeper because there ROV can only dive to 6000m and if they tries to make it dive even a little deeper they might lose it. When I heard that I thought that the main part of this ship and the other wrecks of the Taffy 3 task group at the Battle of Leyte Gulf will never be found. I was really surprised that some one came back in only two years and even found the hull at 6500m deep... So are there any more plans for go deeper and find more wrecks in this year? Hopefully you can find some Japanese carrier wrecks like the Zhikaku or Taiho or Shokaku at that area (The Philippine sea) also.

[evak]

His last name means wave in spanish which is cool for an oceanographer.

[KaraokePubmain]

proud of you sir. thanks to the entire team.

[richcruz]

Awesome! What are the life forms down there? Any pics?

[emidomingo]

It's such a great honor and privilege to be the very 1st PINOY who went down and explored the 3rd DEEPEST WATER in the

[julieannrenta]

Wow...congratulations!! Hope to see more videos..

[deilnavarro]

Woooow.... meron nmn palang Submarine na pwde... 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[JemLovesTofu]

congratulations po!! Planning on making an article about this for our campus newspaper🤗

[Idontcarewhatmyhandleis]

Are these the guys that found the USS Johnston’s hull?

[TheWestIsNext]

Bravo Dr. Deo Onda and to Marine scientist Victor.
My take away here:. PHILIPPINES should ban single use plastics and products with plastic packaging. It's killing our fishes and we're destroying their habitat. #CallToEarth
#SaveOurSeas
#ProtectTheOceans🌊🍃