Ultimate dives - Philippe Cousteau
Ultimate dives
Philippe Cousteau
Oceans presenter Philippe Cousteau describes his top dive experiences from the series, including whale sharks, squid and one dream dive yet to do.
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Free dive
Indian Ocean - coastal waters: Philippe is speechless as he free dives in the presence of four huge whale sharks as they feast on plankton.
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Dream dive
The one that got away. Philippe reveals the dive experience they didn't manage to film, but that he would one day love to do.
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Animal dive
Sea of Cortez: An unnerving dive in strong currents with the strange-looking and cannibalistic Humboldt squid.
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Wreck dive
Red Sea: Philipe explores his family's legacy and returns to an underwater research station built by his grandfather in the 1960s.
Visit the locations section to find out more on whalesharks off Mafia Island, the hammerhead sharks of El Bajo, the Humboldt squid of Loreto and Conshelf II, the underwater village.
Presenters
Paul Rose
"I saw green eyes going around. Ten minutes to study something 200 million years old."
Night dive, six gill shark
Tooni Mahto
"The ice reflects 80 per cent of the suns rays. It's like being in twilight."
Ice dive, Arctic
Lucy Blue
"To most, it was a pile of rubble on the sea bed, but it was bringing it alive that made it cool for me."
History dive, Tanzania
Philippe Cousteau
"Sometimes you'd see one attack another and start tearing into it. They're nasty creatures."
Animal dive, Humboldt Squid
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