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Live-Streamed ROV Dives 400 m into Lake Superior Basin

6/6/2026

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A remotely operated vehicle will dive to 400 metres in Superior Maximus, Lake Superior’s deepest basin, on Saturday, June 6 at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Underwater filmmaker Yvonne Drebert says more people have walked on the moon than have visited the basin.
DNR Fisheries Biologist Shawn Sitar says the team will monitor siscowet lake trout, kiyi, burbot and sculpin.
The dive will stream free online via Great Lakes Now, letting viewers submit real-time questions.

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A remotely operated vehicle will dive to 400 metres in Superior Maximus, Lake Superior’s deepest basin, on Saturday, June 6 at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Underwater filmmaker Yvonne Drebert says more people have walked on the moon than have visited the basin.
DNR Fisheries Biologist Shawn Sitar says the team will monitor siscowet lake trout, kiyi, burbot and sculpin.
The dive will stream free online via Great Lakes Now, letting viewers submit real-time questions.