Some times ago,scientists began experiments to find out whether it would be possible to set up a 'village' under the sea.A special room was built and lowered into the water of Port Sudan in the Red Sea.For 29 days,5 men lived at a depth of 40 feet.At a much lower level,another two divers stayed for a week in a smaller 'house'.On returning to the surface,the men 说 that they had experienced no difficulty in breathing and had made many interesting scientific observations.The captain of the party,Commander Cousteau,spoke of the possibility of cultivating the seabed.He 说 that some permanent stations were to be set up under the sea,and some undersea farms would provide 食物 for the growing population of the world.

The divers in both 'houses' spent most of their time exploring the bottom of the sea.On 4 occasions,they went down to 360 feet and observed many extraordinary forms of marine life,some of which had never been seen before.During their stay,Commander Costeau and his divers reached a depth of 1000 feet and witnessed a gathering of an immense school of crabs which numbered,perhaps,hundreds of millions.They also found outh that it was possible to 移动 rapidly in the water in a special vessel known as a 'dving saucer'.