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Renowned Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau Dies At 87 Legendary underwater explorer, filmmaker and environmentalist Jacques-Yves Cousteau died of a heart attack at age 87 in his Paris home on June 25. Captain Cousteau, whose name is synonymous with worldwide marine exploration, became a familiar figure through a film career which earned him three Oscars and three Cannes Film Festival awards. He was also well known for television series The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. Calypso — a 400-ton mine sweeper which Cousteau converted into a floating laboratory outfitted with high-tech equipment - was the centerpiece for much of the captain's oceano- graphic odyssey. The vessel was also part of the world's first offshore oil survey before it sank off of Singapore last year. Cousteau was report- edly building Calypso II as a replacement. Wearing the hats of environmentalist and inventor, Cousteau helped to start the first manned undersea colony, developed the Aqua- Lung and most recently created a one-person jet-propelled submarine. Cousteau aspired to solve the world's energy crisis by channeling the sea's tides and temperatures, and by extracting essential raw materials from the ocean floor which would feed the world's popu- lation. At his last public appearance in January, • r mm '"'if i Jacques-Yves Cousteau is pictured at his last public appear- ance in January 1997, as he received the Oceanus Award for Environmental Service at the annual gathering of the recreation- al scuba diving industry at the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) Show in Orlando, Fla. Cousteau received the Oceanus Award for Environmental Service at the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) show in Orlando, Fla. "The future of civiliza- tion depends on water," Cousteau commented at the event. 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