Exploration vessel in town for Cop28 could help solve mysteries of Dubai waters – The National

Exploration vessel in town for Cop28 could help solve mysteries of Dubai waters – The National

Live updates: Follow the latest news on Cop28The OceanX exploration vessel is synonymous with uncharted waters but the vessel will call Dubai Harbour home until the end of the year.The 87-metre vessel is currently in the emirate to coincide with the hosting of the Cop28 climate change conference.Its latest mission is to unravel the mysteries of the region's underwater ecosystems, ultimately helping to provide a better understanding of the global impact of climate change.The vessel, which can accommodate up to 72 people, will be venturing into local deep-sea coral reefs, studying microbes with extraordinary adaptations and observing elusive marine mammals.State-of-the-art exploration vessel anchors in DubaiEquipped with cutting-edge exploration technologies – including Triton deep-sea submersibles, remotely operated vehicles capable of exploring depths up to 6,000 metres – the ship serves as both an advanced floating research and science lab as well as a Hollywood-calibre media production studio that is being used for a National Geographic series produced by OceanX and BBC Studios Natural History Unit, with executive producer James Cameron of Titanic fame.“We have scientists and media professionals on board the ship in our exploration missions. We visited the Red Sea from the Saudi side, France, Norway, Jordan and now the