How are technical discoveries and access to the World Ocean related?

Technical breakthroughs in industry and manufacturing have enabled people to build more agile, reliable, and faster vessels. During the modern era, steam engines and internal combustion engines were actively used. Access to the world’s oceans was due to improved developments and scientific inventions of scientists. They made it much easier to travel on water. Since then, the safety of sailors has improved. Also, new territories, previously unexplored for climatic reasons, became available.