Deepsea Challenger was donated to
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the studies of its technological solutions in order to incorporate some of those solutions into other vehicles to advance deep-sea research.
[43] On 23 July 2015, it was transported from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to
Baltimore to be shipped to Australia for a temporary loan. While on a flatbed truck on
Interstate 95 in Connecticut, the truck caught fire, resulting in damage to the submersible. The likely cause of the fire was from the truck's brake failure which ignited its rear tires. Connecticut fire officials speculated that it was a total loss to the
Deepsea Challenger; however, the actual extent of the damage was not reported. The submersible was transported back to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution after the fire.
[44] As of February 2016, it had been moved to California for repairs.
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The
Deepsea Challenger was exhibited in the
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County from 12 December 2022 to 20 February 2023.
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