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Exclusive: Rudiger Koch, 59 German Daredevil Shatters World Record by Surviving 120 Days in Underwater Isolation! Four cameras documented his activities inside the capsule, tracking his daily routine. Here’s the full details of his water life experience….
Rudiger Koch, 59, appeared before Guinness World Records adjudicator Susana Reyes after emerging from his 30-square-meter (320-square-foot) underwater residence.
Puerto Lindo: A German aerospace engineer celebrated Friday after achieving a world record of 120 days in a submerged capsule off the coast of Panama, the longest period of time spent underwater without depressurization. Rudiger Koch, 59, appeared before Guinness World Records adjudicator Susana Reyes after emerging from his 30-square-meter (320-square-foot) underwater residence.
She confirmed that Koch had broken the record previously held by American Joseph Dituri, who spent 100 days in an underwater lodge in a Florida lagoon.
“It was a wonderful adventure, and now that it’s over, there’s almost a feeling of regret. I truly enjoyed my time here,” Koch told AFP after emerging from the capsule, located 11 meters (36 feet) below the sea.
Describing the view from the portholes, he said, “When everything calms down, it gets dark, and the sea begins to glow—it’s absolutely beautiful.”
“It’s indescribable; you have to experience it for yourself,” he added.
To celebrate, Koch raised a toast with champagne, enjoyed a cigar, and then jumped into the Caribbean Sea. A boat picked him up and brought him to shore for a celebratory party.
The majority of modern conveniences were there in Koch’s capsule, including a TV, computer, internet, bed, toilet, and even an exercise bike. Situated approximately fifteen minutes away by boat from the northern Panamanian shore, it was connected to an additional chamber situated above the waves by a tube that had a narrow spiral stairway that allowed people, including a doctor, and food to descend.
Solar panels on the exterior supplied electricity, with a backup generator available, though there was no shower.
During an interview halfway through his mission, Koch told an AFP journalist that he hoped his efforts would shift perspectives on human habitation and the potential for permanent settlement in new environments.
“Our goal here is to demonstrate that the ocean is a feasible environment for human expansion,” he explained.
Four cameras documented his activities inside the capsule, tracking his daily routine, assessing his mental well-being, and confirming he never surfaced.
We required people to watch and confirm around-the-clock for over 120 days,” Reyes told AFP. The album “is undoubtedly one of the most extravagant” and took “a lot of work,” she continued. Koch, a fan of Captain Nemo in Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” had a copy of the classic science fiction novel from the 19th century on his bedside table, hidden beneath the waves. (This story, with the exception of the headline, was published from a syndicated feed and was not edited by NDTV staff.)