Submarine explores off the coast of Miami

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  Fish swim around the wreck of a WWII Navy fighter plane 240 feet deep on the ocean floor off the coast of Miami Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Crew member Guillermo Sohnlein prepares to open the hatch of Antipodes, the research submarine which recently discovered a WWII Navy fighter plane off the coast of Miami on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Guillermo Sohnlein closes the hatch on the submarine as they prepare to dive on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Antipodes is the research submarine which recently discovered a WWII plane off the coast of Miami. OceanGate Inc. operates the sub out of Miami and it's available for research operations. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Colleen Hahn, left, and submarine pilot Randy Holt work inside the submerged Antipodes on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Antipodes is the research submarine that recently discovered a WWII plane off the coast of Miami. OceanGate Inc. operates the sub out of Miami and it's available for research operations. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  On the support boat, crew member Eric Karman speaks to the crew of the submerged submarine Antipodes on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Antipodes is the research submarine that recently discovered a WWII plane off the coast of Miami. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Crew members prepare to tow Antipodes out to sea Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Submarine pilot Randy Holt looks up as passengers enter the hatch of the submarine on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff

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  Guillermo Sohnlein stands on top of a submarine as they prepare to get crew on board and dive on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Antipodes is the research submarine that recently discovered a WWII plane off the coast of Miami. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff