1 Aug 2023

Modified landcruiser driven along seabed in record breaking adventure

From Checkpoint, 5:52 pm on 1 August 2023

Picture this, a modified 1978 landcruiser, driven by divers, almost 8km along the ocean floor in Darwin Harbour in a record breaking undersea adventure.

Dubbed the mud crab, it took the cruiser 12 hours, a few driver shift changes and a virtual gang of engineers & car geeks to make it happen.

It was a do over of a 1983 experiment of a similar ilk and in spite of all the hiccups and work arounds this attempt went swimmingly well.