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Virgin Oceanic [1] (originally Virgin Aquatic) [2] is an undersea leisure venture of Newport Beach, CA businessman Chris Welsh and Sir Richard Branson, part of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group. The brand was first reported in a 2009 Time Magazine interview. [2]
Feb 29, 2012 · Virgin Oceanic hopes to launch a new era of manned deep-sea exploration. Eliza Strickland. 29 Feb 2012. 14 min read. Bryan Christie Design. As the battered little boat slides down a 3-meter ocean swell into the next trough, Chris Welsh grits his teeth and peers out into the storm.
Apr 7, 2011 · Virgin Oceanic will see the world’s only submarine capable of taking a human being to such extreme depths make five dives over a two-year period, set up to 30 Guinness World Records and,...
Our vision through Virgin Oceanic is to explore the possibilities of enabling adventurers and pioneers to participate in oceanic exploration. to take humans at far reduced risks to the bottom of our Oceans. Watch an interview with Sir Richard Branson explaining the mission of Virgin Oceanic.
Apr 5, 2011 · Virgin Oceanic will use the DeepFlight Challenger, a submersible built by Hawkes Ocean Technologies of Point Richmond, California, for the dives.
Apr 5, 2011 · Virgin Oceanic will use the DeepFlight Challenger, a submersible built by Hawkes Ocean Technologies of Point Richmond, Calif., for the dives.
Apr 6, 2011 · Shaped more like a dolphin than a traditional submarine, the Virgin Oceanic craft has an operating depth of 37,000 feet–about seven miles–which means it has to be able to withstand...
