This photo taken on January 12, 2026 shows OceanX mission lead Andrew Craig reviewing deep-sea exploration footage on a monitor in the mess room during the early morning hours on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, 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

This photo taken on January 12, 2026 shows a front view of a submersible on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, 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

This photo taken on January 12, 2026 shows a submersible pilot (C) and Indonesian marine scientists sitting in the vessel before a deep-sea mission on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, 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

This photo taken on January 9, 2026 shows deep-sea specimens collected by a submersible on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, 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

This photo taken on January 9, 2026 shows the crew of the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, navigating the vessel from the bridge in the waters off Sulawesi island, Indonesia. 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

A photo taken on January 9, 2026 shows a submersible being winched back on board the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, after an eight-hour dive 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

This photo taken on January 11, 2026 shows a crew preparing to deploy a Bongo net, a pair of circular plankton nets, from the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, 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

This photo taken on January 12, 2026 shows a submersible pilot and the crew inspecting the vessel before a deep-sea mission on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, 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