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The name of the ship doing the work is Falkor (too), which is named after the ship RV Falkor, which in turn was named after the Luckdragon: > The retrofitted v
by elevaet 3y ago
The name of the ship doing the work is Falkor (too), which is named after the ship RV Falkor, which in turn was named after the Luckdragon:
> The retrofitted vessel was renamed R/V Falkor, after the Luckdragon in the fantasy novel The Neverending Story
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Falkor_Too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Falkor_Too
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Falkor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Falkor
- TheFinalDraw 3y agoSchmidt Ocean Institute (which owns/operates Falcor (too)) is an awesome nonprofit supporting a lot of really fascinating and impactful oceanographic and environmental research. One of my favorite oceanography documentarians, Leo Richards, produced a truly beautiful video for Schmidt Ocean Institute and put it up on his YouTube channel, Natural World Facts, which I highly recommend for anyone with an interest in the ocean or scientific research in general: https://youtu.be/Uh3fNYVwDXM?si=QnzFTJFJ5hIhXWoJ https://youtu.be/Uh3fNYVwDXM?si=QnzFTJFJ5hIhXWoJ
- a_bonobo 3y agoThere's another nonprofit in this space, Inkfish. They have a highly advanced deep sea research vessel called the Pressure Drop, and another called the Hadal Exploration System. Do you know who owns Inkfish? Gabe Newell of Valve fame!
- billbrown 3y agoThere's also the Ocean Exploration Trust, founded by Robert Ballard of Titanic discovery fame (among _many_ other things). https://nautiluslive.org/ https://nautiluslive.org/
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