Editorial

The Deep Dive podcast hosted by Rhonda Moniz continues to ring up fascinating guests and the resultant insightful conversations surrounding the exploration of arguably the planet’s harshest environment. That trend continued late last year with Dr. Dawn Wright – aka @deepseadawn – joining the Deep Dive podcast to discuss the full gamut, from her love of the oceans as a child to her historic dive to Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the ocean. Presented here in our ‘Oceanographic’ edition is a full feature written from that podcast; when you have the time have a listen to the full podcast embedded at the end of the article.

As most reading know all too well, the business and experience in exploring the world’s oceans is a full contact sport, one of the harshest environments on the planet with conditions that can change on a dime. I’ve read many incredible stories, but the 25^th anniversary of the “Night of Monster Waves” stands out, as in early 2000, the crew of the British research vessel, Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery, encountered historic wave heights – reaching a peak of 29.1m – for what amounted to data which was one of the most detailed direct measurements of extreme waves ever recorded.

Last, but certainly not least, I was happy to catch up with Rear Admiral (ret.) Tim Gallaudet earlier this year for his insights on the subsea megatrends that will drive this business in 2025 and beyond. RAdm Gallaudet is a fantastic source of insight for our editorial team, and he discusses it all, from AI through autonomy, with a look at the trends shaping the efficient, effective study of our world’s waterways.