meets scuba this little gal might not look like a bloodhound but she helped
look like a bloodhound but she helped
look like a bloodhound but she helped out National Geographic in a huge way my
out National Geographic in a huge way my
out National Geographic in a huge way my name is Alan Turkic and I build cameras
name is Alan Turkic and I build cameras
name is Alan Turkic and I build cameras for National Geographic and my job takes
for National Geographic and my job takes
for National Geographic and my job takes me all over the world deploying these
me all over the world deploying these
me all over the world deploying these camera systems probably one of the most
camera systems probably one of the most
camera systems probably one of the most devastating losses of the camera was
devastating losses of the camera was
devastating losses of the camera was with the system that we call the drift
with the system that we call the drift
with the system that we call the drift cannon
cannon
cannon we spent about a year developing these
we spent about a year developing these
we spent about a year developing these two cameras and we took them to Miami to
two cameras and we took them to Miami to
two cameras and we took them to Miami to deploy them for the first time in the
deploy them for the first time in the
deploy them for the first time in the ocean we went out in the middle of this
ocean we went out in the middle of this
ocean we went out in the middle of this crazy storm and we put them into the
crazy storm and we put them into the
crazy storm and we put them into the water went below the surface
when they came back to the surface they
when they came back to the surface they were caught in one of the fastest ocean
were caught in one of the fastest ocean
were caught in one of the fastest ocean currents on earth and basically they
currents on earth and basically they
currents on earth and basically they were just ripped out to sea and taken
were just ripped out to sea and taken
were just ripped out to sea and taken further than what was safe for us to
further than what was safe for us to
further than what was safe for us to follow that and at that point they they
follow that and at that point they they
follow that and at that point they they were lost so how does this little gal
were lost so how does this little gal
were lost so how does this little gal become our hero so it’s three years
become our hero so it’s three years
become our hero so it’s three years later and we’ve just been contacted by
later and we’ve just been contacted by
later and we’ve just been contacted by this French guy who is sailing across
this French guy who is sailing across
this French guy who is sailing across the Atlantic and he’s found one of our
the Atlantic and he’s found one of our
the Atlantic and he’s found one of our cameras literally in the middle of the
cameras literally in the middle of the
cameras literally in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean we’re talking thousands
Atlantic Ocean we’re talking thousands
Atlantic Ocean we’re talking thousands and thousands of miles away from where
and thousands of miles away from where
and thousands of miles away from where we originally deployed them with a very
we originally deployed them with a very
we originally deployed them with a very good day more wind and the Maeder them
good day more wind and the Maeder them
good day more wind and the Maeder them began to buck
and we saw this ball was lighting with
and we saw this ball was lighting with the Sun so we decide to to change away
the Sun so we decide to to change away
the Sun so we decide to to change away and to approach it we saw it was full of
and to approach it we saw it was full of
and to approach it we saw it was full of her electrics we thought it was if it
her electrics we thought it was if it
her electrics we thought it was if it could be in camera but we know we was
could be in camera but we know we was
could be in camera but we know we was not sure and we saw this way it was a
not sure and we saw this way it was a
not sure and we saw this way it was a coming from national Geographics
coming from national Geographics
coming from national Geographics getting the camera back was incredible I
getting the camera back was incredible I
getting the camera back was incredible I mean it survived for three years
mean it survived for three years
mean it survived for three years floating on the ocean which I don’t know
floating on the ocean which I don’t know
floating on the ocean which I don’t know it says pretty good things about the
it says pretty good things about the
it says pretty good things about the design in general but not only that
design in general but not only that
design in general but not only that there was footage on the camera and that
there was footage on the camera and that
there was footage on the camera and that can actually be used for research our
can actually be used for research our
can actually be used for research our scientists dr. Neil hammer Schlag he’s
scientists dr. Neil hammer Schlag he’s
scientists dr. Neil hammer Schlag he’s going to review this footage to get an
going to review this footage to get an
going to review this footage to get an understanding of the organisms that live
understanding of the organisms that live
understanding of the organisms that live at those depths in the ocean it’s not
at those depths in the ocean it’s not
at those depths in the ocean it’s not every day a dog with sea legs gets the
every day a dog with sea legs gets the
every day a dog with sea legs gets the help National Geographic study the
help National Geographic study the
help National Geographic study the oceans I can’t think of a better ending
oceans I can’t think of a better ending
oceans I can’t think of a better ending to this story not only did we find a
to this story not only did we find a
to this story not only did we find a puppy but we found arguably one of the
puppy but we found arguably one of the
puppy but we found arguably one of the cutest puppies in the world he’d been
cutest puppies in the world he’d been
cutest puppies in the world he’d been abandoned
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