Film director James Cameron made a solo descent to Challenger Deep in 2012.
Sources
- The Pacific Ocean—facts and information (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/613583-first-dive-to-the-challenger-deep-by-a-crewed-vessel-solo (guinnessworldrecords.com)
- https://www.whoi.edu/what-we-do/explore/underwater-vehicles/deepseachallenger/ (whoi.edu)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/46850002/ns/technology_and_science-science (nbcnews.com)
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