In 2009, Google’s Eric Schmidt bought a ship; by 2022, it mapped 1.3m sq km of seafloor
In 2009, Eric and Wendy Schmidt took a significant step in marine conservation by acquiring a fisheries protection vessel, rebranding it as Falkor. This vessel became a hub for oceanographic research and exploration, hosting over 1,000 scientists and charting more than 1.3 million square kilometers of the ocean by 2022.
We haven't written up this one. Times of India has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
