German aerospace engineer Rudiger Koch has set a new Guinness World Record by living underwater for 120 days without depressurization, The Guardian reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Koch, 59, spent the time in a 30-square-meter submerged capsule located 11 meters below the surface off the coast of Panama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The previous record of 100 days was held by American Joseph Dituri. Koch\u2019s achievement was confirmed by Guinness adjudicator Susana Reyes upon his emergence on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The capsule, powered by solar panels and equipped with modern amenities like a bed, toilet, TV, internet, and exercise bike, served as Koch\u2019s home. A narrow staircase connected it to a surface chamber for food delivery and visitor access. Four cameras monitored his activities for verification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
German aerospace engineer Rudiger Koch has set a new Guinness World Record by living underwater for 120 days without depressurization, The Guardian reported. Koch, 59, spent the time in a 30-square-meter submerged capsule located 11 meters below the surface off the coast of Panama. The previous record of 100 days was held by American Joseph …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":117613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n