"The Calypso" was arguably the most famous vessel in the world throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s, captained by enigmatic and pioneering explorer, researcher and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by National Geographic shows Jacques Cousteau aboard his ship "Calypso" in the 1970s, from the documentary ...

Jacques -Yves Cousteau, a French naval-officer-turned-underwater-filmmaker, was one of the biggest forces in environmental conservation of the last century. From his oceanographic vessel Calypso, ...

Ever since "The Silent World" hit movie screens around the world in 1956, Jacques Cousteau (1910 – 1997) and his red cap have been synonymous with ocean exploration. Sailing around the world on his ...

Leaving from Nassau on a Tuesday night in late August 1975, Jacques Cousteau, his divers, and a team of scientists set out on the Calypso for a three-week expedition to determine if the young Landsat ...

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NEW YORKNEW YORK — Who was Jacques-Yves Cousteau, exactly? He was an oceanographer and explorer but held no scientific degree. He was an environmentalist whose voyages were nevertheless sometimes ...