Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Soon it won't just be Spongebob and Sebastian under the sea. DEEP's Vanguard is the first American open-ocean undersea habitat to be deployed in almost four decades. CNET Senior Producer Jesse Orrall dives in.

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Host/Videographer: Jesse Orrall
Editor: Jon Gomez

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