By: |A New Era of Underwater Living BeginsLiving beneath the ocean’s surface has long captured human imagination. Ocean engineering company DEEP has deployed Vanguard, a human habitat on the seafloor at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Positioned about 17 meters (56 feet) underwater, the habitat allows scientists to live and work beneath the sea for several days without returning to the surface. Therefore, scientists avoid repeated ascents and descents, making underwater missions safer, longer, and more productive. A Step Toward Permanent Ocean HabitatsVanguard marks the first step in DEEP’s broader vision for underwater living.