bikini atoll

    Life in the Shadow of an Atomic Bomb

    Life in the Shadow of an Atomic Bomb

    Documentary filmmaker Johan Candert is at Bikini Atoll, diving into a strange sea. 80 years ago, the US detonated 23 nuclear bombs here, wiping out all life. But what Johan sees is a sea that is recovering. Life is coming back.

    A Dizzying Thought – On the Way Down to Ground Zero

    A Dizzying Thought – On the Way Down to Ground Zero

    I swim past the contours of two large gun barrels but they are almost completely covered in glassfish. I have never seen such a large school before. We swim on and slowly sink along the hull of the USS Saratoga. It's 52 metres to the bottom.