Australian Geographic

scUbering the reef

ERIKA BERGMAN isn’t your average Uber driver. She’s been a submarine pilot for the past 10 years and has explored the world’s oceans as a National Geographic young explorer. But earlier this year, the company she works for was engaged to take part in an unusual assignment.

As chief pilot and director of operations at Aquatica Submarines, a submersible manufacturing company, Erika became part of

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