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Virgin Oceanic (originally Virgin Aquatic) 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.
Apr 10, 2011 · The Virgin Oceanic craft is built of titanium and carbon fibre, travels at up to three knots and is capable of operating at a depth of 37000ft. The single wi...
Dec 13, 2014 · Virgin Oceanic set out a grand goal when it was first announced in 2011. The project aimed to use an 18-foot deep-sea submarine to "fly" along the floor of the world's deepest oceans.
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Apr 5, 2011 · British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled Virgin Oceanic on Tuesday, a new "flying" mini-submarine the adventurer says will take him down to the furthest ...
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Mar 15, 2020 · It’s 12.37pm on Saturday August 24, 2019, and the 53-year-old Texan is about to attempt to pilot his bespoke submersible to the bottom of the Molloy Deep, a nodal basin (one that is unaffected by...
Feb 29, 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. Sheets of rain pummel the dark windows of the bridge, and a Micronesian sailor wrestles with the wheel.
Apr 7, 2011 · Sir Richard Branson, American sailor, pilot and explorer Chris Welsh, and submarine designer Graham Hawkes has launched Virgin Oceanic, a project to explore “the last frontiers of our own Blue...
