Sir Richard Branson’s Diving Expedition Into the Blue Hole of Belize Leads to a Miraculous yet Troubling Discovery

Lethal Zone

On the way down, Fabien and his team ran into a 20 ft. thick lethal layer of hydrogen sulfide. Luckily, they were in safe hands with their modern technology and it was time to put it to the test. They looked around and saw carcasses of crabs, conch, and other marine life rammed into this thick wall of gas…

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