„Am un sentiment de regret”
Rudiger Koch, de 59 de ani, a părăsit vineri, 24 ianuarie, „casa” sa de 30 de metri pătrați, în prezența Susanei Reyes, membră a Guinness World Records.
Ea a confirmat că Koch a bătut recordul stabilit anterior de americanul Joseph Dituri, care a petrecut 100 de zile într-o cabină subacvatică, într-o lagună din Florida.
„A fost o experiență extraordinară, iar acum că s-a terminat am un sentiment de regret. Mi-a plăcut foarte mult timpul petrecut acolo”, a spus Koch, după ce a părăsit capsula.
VIDEO: Inside the SeaPod Alpha Deep off the coast of Puerto Lindo in Panama, German aerospace engineer Rudiger Koch, 59, hopes to break a world record -- for living underwater. pic.twitter.com/UG2mMY9oXr
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 25, 2025
„Este frumos când totul se liniștește și se întunecă și marea strălucește. Este imposibil de descris, trebuie să trăiești asta pe propria piele”, a mai adăugat el.
Capsula lui Koch era dotată cu pat, toaletă, televizor, computer și internet. Ba mai mult, el a avut și o bicicletă de fitness.
„Unul dintre cele mai extravagante recorduri”
Situată la 15 minute cu barca de coasta nordică a Panama, capsula era conectată la o altă cabină, situată deasupra valurilor, printr-un tub prevăzut cu o scară îngustă, care asigura accesul la hrană și la vizitatori, inclusiv un medic.
Ba mai mult, cabina avea și panouri solare care furnizau electricitate. Koch i-a spus unui jurnalist AFP, care l-a vizitat la jumătatea aventurii sale, că speră ca acesta să schimbe modul în care ne gândim la viață și la locurile unde ne putem stabili, chiar permanent.
#German engineer Rudiger #Koch set a world record by living 120 days underwater in a capsule off #Panama, surpassing the previous 100-day record.#CHANNEL8 pic.twitter.com/WoACcvHSKK
— Channel 8 English (@Channel8English) January 25, 2025
Patru camere i-au surprins activitățile desfășurate în capsulă – înregistrându-i viața de zi cu zi, monitorizându-i sănătatea mintală și aducând dovezi că nu a ieșit la suprafață.
„Recordul este, fără îndoială, unul dintre cele mai extravagante și a necesitat multă muncă”, a precizat Reyes.
Admirator al căpitanului Nemo din „Douăzeci de mii de leghe sub mări” de Jules Verne, Koch a păstrat o copie a romanului SF pe noptiera sa din capsulă.
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