A research vessel exploring the Mediterranean Sea during an oceanographic expedition. The Rov (remote operated vehicle) explores the seafloor in search of new life forms. Researchers on board work with multibeam technologies to map the seafloor and side scan sonar to detect rock formations, canyons, seamounts, volcanoes. This reportage was been published on National Geographic Magazine. Feel free to contact me by email contact@flaviooliva.com or phone +39 3407550116 for price information about singular clip or monthly/year subscription to the all footages collection. All pictures are downloadable in Tiff and Jpg file for large, medium and small format and high resolution.