In 2025, People Will Try Living in This Underwater Habitat

In 2025 , people will be able to live on the seafloor at depths up to 200 meters for weeks , months , and possibly even years .

British startup Deep is pioneering a new way to study the ocean.

The organization is developing a transportable, pressurized underwater shelter capable of housing three divers for periods ranging up to a week or so .

A typical configuration would house six people, each with their own bedroom and bathroom.

It would also have a suite of scientific equipment including wet labs to perform genetic analyses.

A Sentinel configuration is designed to go for a month before needing a resupply.

By 2030 , people will be able to live in Sentinel for months , if not years.

Batteries will have to be housed outside the habitat in 1 -atmosphere pressure vessels or in oil-filled blocks that prevent a differential pressure inside.

“I’ve been astounded by the quality of the engineering methods and expertise applied to the problems at hand,” says John Clarke , who was lead scientist of U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit.