Longest dive by a marine vertebrate
Who
Loggerhead turtle
What
10/14 hour(s):minute(s)
Where
Tunisia (Mediterranean Sea)
When

The longest recorded dive by a marine vertebrate is 10 hr 14 min by an adult female loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Tunisia in February 2003. The time was recorded by researchers led by Dr Annette Broderick of the University of Exeter, UK.