
This photo taken on January 12, 2026, shows dive crew of the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, talking on a boat as they head out for a research mission in the waters off Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE, by Sara HUSSEIN


