Seabed

They are explorers of submarine faults, often at great depths, using sound waves as a guide in the darkness. They have been trying for decades to capture the geological "engravings" and underwater structures of Greece's seabed so that seismologists can better "read" the future.

Members of the Black Sea Divers Sports Club stumbled upon the wreckage of a steamship at a depth of 50 meters, measuring approximately 100 meters in length, while conducting a dive to clean up ghost nets in the Black Sea.

A vast area at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for controversial deep sea mineral mining is home to thousands of species unknown to science and more complex than previously understood, according to several new studies.

The pandemic has been adding a new unwelcome element to sea pollution off Antalya, a resort city in Turkey's Mediterranean region.

A group of divers has reported a rise in the number of face masks and personal protective equipment shields being collected from the seabed.

Divers cleaned up the seabed in the old port of Fira on the island of Santorini for the first time on Monday, removing 340 kilograms of waste. The operation was organized by members of the island's diving centers and volunteers.

"The caldera has a peculiarity, the slopes are steep at its bottom," said Dimitris Kampanos, a diving instructor.

The growing international interest in the Eastern Mediterranean is not limited to the energy sector nor to the role of the United States.

Architecture firm Snøhetta has revealed plans to build a restaurant in southern Norway that will be partly submerged in the sea to give diners a glimpse below the waves.

Scientists have discovered a underwater pool saturated with salt beneath the Gulf of Mexico that so hot it kills all marine life that centre there. The body of water looks enticing, but creatures entering the underwater lake die.

Shipwreck details have been spotlighted due to technological advances used in the bay of Methoni, southwest Greece, and the northern coast of nearby island Sapienza.

British specialists will study the Bulgarian Black Sea seabed for archaeological finds that could be included into a map of Bulgaria's underwater cultural heritage, according to the Culture Ministry.