Franca Cibecchini, a maritime archaeologist in charge of the deep-water wrecks and research program (left), and Marine Sadania, a maritime archaeologist in charge of scientific and heritage management for the PACA coastline (2ndL), plan the day's exploration in a cabin aboard the (BSAA) Jason during an archaeological mission on the CAMARA 4 wreck off the coast of Ramatuel, in southeastern France, on April 7, 2026. Over the course of three days, teams from the French Navy's Center for Human Diving and Underwater Operations (CEPHISMER) and the Department of Underwater and Submarine Archaeological Research (DRASSM Ministry of Culture), along with members of the French Navy, are participating in a new exploration mission to map the site and collect samples of ceramics found in a wreck believed to be a 16th-century merchant ship which lies at a depth of 2,500 meters, making it the deepest wreck ever discovered in French waters. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP via Getty Images)