A new deep-sea submersible

Scientists from the Woods Hole (Mass.) Oceanographic Institution and the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va., have announced a 4-year, $21.6-million design-and-construction effort to replace the aging research submersible Alvin.

GOING DOWN. Artist’s rendition of the submersible that will replace Alvin in 2008. E.P. Oberlander/Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.

Alvin, owned by the U.S.