| Porthole 13 Dec 24

THERE may soon be plenty of renditions of The Little Mermaid’s classic Under the Sea tune around the Australian National Maritime Museum.

The attraction in Sydney’s Darling Harbour will soon become the temporary owner of Deepsea Challenger, a submersible which took movie director and self-confessed Titanic buff James Cameron to the deepest part of the ocean back in 2012.

The submersible will be the centrepiece of the museum’s ‘Ultimate Depth: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea’ exhibit, which opens on 19 Dec.

There’s an extra local element to the headline attraction, with Deepsea Challenger originally designed, tested and engineered in Sydney by local cave diver Ron Allum, who will be on hand to open the exhibit.

Visitors to the attraction will be able to go on a discovery to the deepest, darkest parts of the ocean, with many incredible objects on show as the five zones of the deep sea are explored – albeit with a lack of singing sea creatures.