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Phase II · ROV Deployment−90M TARGET

To the
Seafloor

Phase I found it. Phase II reaches it. Fund the deep-sea descent that captures the first footage of the Sangiang anomaly — 90 metres beneath the Sunda Sea.

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Why Phase II−15M

One dive between data and history

Phase I mapped the Sunda Strait and located the Sangiang anomaly — a rectilinear, wall-like structure resting 90 metres down. Sonar told us it's there. It cannot tell us what it is.

Phase II sends a work-class remotely operated vehicle to the seafloor to capture the first high-resolution footage of the structure: its scale, its surfaces, its geometry. This is the moment the hypothesis meets the evidence — filmed, documented, and shared with every backer who made it possible.

We operate independently of state budgets. This campaign funds the expedition end to end.

Where the money goes−40M

Every dollar has a job

$350,000 is what it costs to put a full survey spread and a crewed ROV on the seafloor at −90m — and bring the data home.

Survey & imaging equipment
Rental of the full instrument spread for the targeted survey and dive — quoted at $150,000.
  • Multibeam echosounder (with side-looking capability)
  • Side-scan sonar
  • Sub-bottom profiler
  • Magnetometer
  • BlueView 360° imaging sonar
  • ROV
  • Dive sets × 4
  • Positioning system
  • Processing software
$150,000
43%
Vessel charter & fuel
Charter of the survey vessel and marine crew, plus fuel, for transit, station-keeping over the site and the days at sea.
$88,000
25%
Science & field team
Geoscientists, hydrographers and the dive team — survey planning, on-site direction and post-dive data processing.
$45,000
13%
Documentary capture
Film crew and equipment to record the expedition and produce the Phase II short film delivered to backers.
$32,000
9%
Permits, insurance & logistics
Research permits coordinated with national authorities, marine insurance, freight and shore logistics.
$20,000
6%
Contingency reserve
A held reserve for weather delays and sea-state windows — the single biggest variable in any offshore operation.
$15,000
4%
Total goal $350,000
What happens next−60M

From funded to footage

A tight, five-month path from a closed campaign to the first images of the anomaly.

Month 0 · Campaign closes

Funds secured

The campaign closes and funding is confirmed. Backers receive their first field dispatch and the expedition clock starts.

Months 1–2 · Mobilisation

Contracting & permits

ROV and vessel contracts are locked, research permits finalised, and the science and film teams are briefed and scheduled.

Month 3 · Deployment

The descent

Transit to the Sangiang site and the ROV dives to −90m. First high-resolution footage and survey data of the structure are captured.

Month 4 · Analysis

Reading the evidence

Footage and survey data are processed and reviewed by the science team, with findings prepared for publication.

Month 5 · Delivery

The Phase II film

Backers receive the Phase II short film and a full findings report — the first public look at what lies on the seafloor.

Reward tiers−80M

Back the dive, share the discovery

Every tier includes everything below it. Choose where you want to stand when the footage comes back.

$25
Expedition Dispatches
  • Backer-only field updates from mobilisation through the dive
  • Your name in the digital expedition log
Delivery · ongoing
Back for $25
$75
Sonar Pack
  • Everything before, plus
  • High-resolution bathymetry & render wallpaper pack
  • Early access to expedition footage
Delivery · Month 3
Back for $75
$150
The Descent
  • Everything before, plus
  • Digital download of the Phase II short film
  • Limited enamel Society seal pin
Delivery · Month 5
Back for $150
$350
Crew Manifest
  • Everything before, plus
  • Printed expedition chart of the Sangiang site
  • Your name in the documentary credits
Delivery · Month 5
Back for $350
$1,000
First Light
  • Everything before, plus
  • Signed limited expedition print
  • Limited-edition Society expedition t-shirt
  • Private online briefing with the science team after the dive
Delivery · Month 4
Back for $1,000
$5,000
Producer's Circle
  • Everything before, plus
  • Producer credit on the documentary
  • Invitation to the live-dive broadcast event
Delivery · Month 5
Back for $5,000
$25,000
Founding Benefactor
  • Everything before, plus
  • Executive producer credit and permanent naming recognition on the expedition
  • Direct access to project leadership throughout Phase II
Delivery · ongoing · limited availability
Become a Founding Benefactor
Risks & challenges−90M

What could stand in the way

Offshore science is demanding. Here's what we're planning for — and how.

Weather & sea state

Deployment depends on safe conditions. We hold a dedicated contingency reserve and build flexible dive windows into the schedule to absorb delays.

Depth & visibility

Working at −90m is unforgiving. We use a work-class ROV with sonar, lighting and experienced pilots rather than consumer gear, and plan dives around the best conditions.

Permits & access

Marine research requires clearances. We coordinate with BRIN and national authorities early, with mobilisation timed around approvals.

The science is exploratory

We cannot promise what the footage will show. Our commitment is to report our findings honestly and in full — whatever the seafloor reveals.

The sonar has done its work. Now we dive.

Fund the descent that turns a reading on a screen into the first images of a lost world.

Back Phase II · $350,000 goal