Like many of you, I grew up with Cousteau as my hero and it's probably the reason I got into diving. But honestly, 10 million euro! They could build a SWATH research ship for that money. Perhaps they should give the Calypso a Valkyrie burial and just let it go. And BTW, the world of marine science and discovery was a different place back in the 60's and 70's. Today the world is quite saturated with scientific expeditions and Discovery Channel documentaries. So that begs the question... how relevant and/or important is the Cousteau Society today? Is it really worth the 10 mil to restore this vessel to operational status instead of just sending it to a museum to be appreciated by fans?
Just some hard love here.