 Mystique is an 82-foot (25-meter) yacht refitted into a research ship. Aboard are:
- Emory Kristof, National Geographic photographer who specializes in underwater photography. With his camera systems he has chronicled the undersea world—from the sunken Titanic to the atolls of the Pacific.
- Teddy Tucker, oceanic explorer, treasure-hunter, and an authority on deep-water ecosystems.
- Mike Cole, National Geographic electronic photography expert.
- Gregory Stone, associate director and conservation officer at the New England Aquarium in Boston.
- Nigel Jolly, a New Zealander, is the captain. In his crew are his son Matt, Ian McIntyre, Rich Gallagher of San Rafael, California and Gary Melville, a fisherman who is providing local lore.
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