Article 4D4B1 Seychelles president issues underwater plea to protect oceans

Seychelles president issues underwater plea to protect oceans

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Associated Press in Desroches Island
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Danny Faure gives speech from submersible 120 metres below surface of Indian Ocean

The president of the Seychelles has made a plea for stronger protection of the "beating blue heart of our planet", in a speech delivered from deep below the ocean's surface.

Danny Faure's call for action, billed as the first live speech from a submersible, came during a visit to an ambitious British-led science expedition exploring the Indian Ocean depths.

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