Underway


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From Expediton Leader Rob McCallum:

Hello LF Fans.   DSSV Pressure Drop is now departing Guam for the Challenger Deep.  The forecast holds promise, the team is focussed, the equipment is ready.   Dive 1 will be June 7th (June 6 in the US). 

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