She had a successful career in marine biology, serving on the National Advisory Committee and co-founding Deep Ocean Engineering, where she helped create the Deep Rover submarine. Sylvia also founded the Sustainable Seas Expeditions and marine conservation companies worldwide. Hans Hass “The Energon ...
she was shaken by an explosion after hitting a mine which was placed in the Kea Channel the previous month by an Imperial German Navy submarine. She sank 55 minutes later near the island of Kea.