OITA, Mar 23 (News On Japan) –
A staff of divers performed an investigation towards a depth of 100 meters on March twentieth contained in the Inazumi Underwater Limestone Cave in Bungoono, Oita Prefecture, the place a panorama courting again lots of of hundreds of thousands of years is believed to stay untouched.
The cave, thought to have begun forming round 300 million years in the past, incorporates slender passages barely vast sufficient for a single individual, forcing divers to fastidiously advance deeper into the submerged cavern.
After roughly two and a half hours, diver Yuji Ohama, who took half within the survey, described the expertise as touring by way of time. “It felt like riding a time machine made of water and witnessing an incredibly ancient landscape. I was able to see a place no human has ever seen before, and it was deeply moving,” Ohama stated.
Although the staff didn’t fairly attain their goal depth of 100 meters, they descended to 97.4 meters, marking a big achievement within the exploration.
The depth reached might doubtlessly qualify because the deepest level recorded in a limestone collapse Japan, and the staff plans to use for official recognition with the Japan Record Certification Association.
Source: FNN