Victor Vescovo

@VictorVescovo

Deep Ocean Explorer, Former US Navy Officer, Mountain Climber, Pilot, Venture Capital & Private Equity Investor.

Dallas, Texas

Joined May 2018

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jun 21

Continuing the effort to explore the capabilities of satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) with partners TCarta and Greenwater by donating 1,287 sq km of UK coastal area to Seabed 2030. There might be some overlap, but hoping the UK can continue its efforts to map 100% of its EEZ.

VictorVescovo's tweet image. Continuing the effort to explore the capabilities of satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) with partners TCarta and Greenwater by donating 1,287 sq km of UK coastal area to Seabed 2030. There might be some overlap, but hoping the UK can continue its efforts to map 100% of its EEZ.

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · 12 h

Yesterday, Bloomberg published one of the best, very recent articles about the current (wild) state of Deep Sea Mining. There have been many major developments, and this analyzes a lot of the different threads. A balanced read. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-cri…

VictorVescovo's tweet card. (Bloomberg) -- The leader of one of the most aggressive seabed mining startups spent years invoking global warming to spark interest in extracting avocado-sized rocks rich in electric-vehicle battery...

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jul 19

Just returned from French Polynesia where myself and other Ocean Elders Dr. Sylvia Earle, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Nainoa Thompson and others met with President Brotherson and his staff. A deep thanks to his country for the great expansion of marine protected areas in their waters.

VictorVescovo's tweet image. Just returned from French Polynesia where myself and other Ocean Elders Dr. Sylvia Earle, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Nainoa Thompson and others met with President Brotherson and his staff. A deep thanks to his country for the great expansion of marine protected areas in their waters.

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jul 12

You asked for it, so here you go. More historical footage from when the Limiting Factor was being built. My first interaction with the manipulator arm, and reviewing the electrical systems at Triton Submarines. Was just amazing. They were, and are, just the best.

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jul 7

Came across this today, from April 2019. My good friends Capt. Don Walsh, first to the ocean's bottom (with Jacques Piccard) and PH Nargeolet, who trained me to dive on Titanic. We lost them both in 2023, but they will never be forgotten. It was an honor to call them shipmates.

VictorVescovo's tweet image. Came across this today, from April 2019. My good friends Capt. Don Walsh, first to the ocean's bottom (with Jacques Piccard) and PH Nargeolet, who trained me to dive on Titanic. We lost them both in 2023, but they will never be forgotten. It was an honor to call them shipmates.

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jun 30

Posted just today by Tesla: They are nearing completion of their first facility in the US to manufacture renewable batteries: "LFP" batteries (Lithium Iron Phosphate), which do not use the only metals one can obtain from seafloor nodules: nickel, cobalt, manganese, or copper.

VictorVescovo's tweet image. Posted just today by Tesla: They are nearing completion of their first facility in the US to manufacture renewable batteries: "LFP" batteries (Lithium Iron Phosphate), which do not use the only metals one can obtain from seafloor nodules: nickel, cobalt, manganese, or copper.

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jun 25

Interesting legal take on the issue of Deep Sea Mining. Talk about unchartered waters. If nodules on the seafloor are the "common heritage of mankind" as per the UN Law of the Sea, isn't mining them without the UN's permission *through the ISA* theft? ejiltalk.org/untouchable-me…

VictorVescovo's tweet card. Reflecting an extraordinary and unprecedented act of multilateralism, Part XI of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (‘UNCLOS’) protects the mineral resources of the seabed beyond national...

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jun 24

Was able to visit the Omega museum in Bienne/Biel Switzerland. They are kind enough to feature an exhibit covering the dive by the Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional (#1 of 3) on a replica of the Limiting Factor's robotic arm. Deepest diving timepieces ever. #omega

VictorVescovo's tweet image. Was able to visit the Omega museum in Bienne/Biel Switzerland. They are kind enough to feature an exhibit covering the dive by the Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional (#1 of 3) on a replica of the Limiting Factor's robotic arm. Deepest diving timepieces ever. #omega

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jun 13

So happy to hear Papua New Guinea, one of very few countries to have ever tried to mine the seafloor (with the predecessor of The Metals Company, Nautilus Minerals, which went bankrupt in 2019) is now against Deep Sea Mining at the UN Ocean Conference. postcourier.com.pg/png-opposes-de…

VictorVescovo's tweet image. So happy to hear Papua New Guinea, one of very few countries to have ever tried to mine the seafloor (with the predecessor of The Metals Company, Nautilus Minerals, which went bankrupt in 2019) is now against Deep Sea Mining at the UN Ocean Conference. postcourier.com.pg/png-opposes-de…

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jun 11

A blast from the past, seven years ago. Final assembly of the DSV Limiting Factor at Triton Submarines in Vero Beach, Florida prior to the start of the Five Deeps Expedition. (I've heard people are interested in historical photos from back then . . .) #tritonsubmarines

VictorVescovo's tweet image. A blast from the past, seven years ago. Final assembly of the DSV Limiting Factor at Triton Submarines in Vero Beach, Florida prior to the start of the Five Deeps Expedition. (I've heard people are interested in historical photos from back then . . .) #tritonsubmarines

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Victor Vescovo@VictorVescovo · Jun 2

The Resolution mine in Arizona, in the desert, was approved in May to produce 450,000 pounds of copper per year. The Metals Company's documents show they'll produce just 89,000 pounds per year. So, a single US mine will produce 5x more copper than TMC. Doubt they'll mention it.

VictorVescovo's tweet image. The Resolution mine in Arizona, in the desert, was approved in May to produce 450,000 pounds of copper per year. The Metals Company's documents show they'll produce just 89,000 pounds per year. So, a single US mine will produce 5x more copper than TMC. Doubt they'll mention it.

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