Richard Branson is to push ahead with his own undersea adventure
Sir Richard Branson is determined to press ahead with his own undersea venture following the success of film director James Cameron's journey to the deepest ocean point, it was revealed today.
Sir Richard's Virgin Oceanic deep-diving programme was to have started with a descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench - nearly 36,000ft down in the Pacific Ocean.
A spokeswoman for Sir Richard said the Virgin Oceanic challenge would now begin with a dive to the Puerto Rico Trench - the deepest point of the Atlantic Ocean.
Branson's Virgins Oceanic craft, unveiled during a press conference in Newport Beach, California in 2011
As already announced, Sir Richard will pilot the submersible - slightly different in design to the Cameron craft - in the Puerto Rico Trench venture which will see the Virgin boss descend about five miles.
The Virgin programme will then take in dives by human pilots to the bottom of the Arctic, Southern and Indian oceans.
Cameron's Mariana dive was the first time since 1960 that a craft had reached the deepest-known ocean point.
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Sir Richard Branson is determined to press ahead with his own undersea venture following the success of film director James Cameron's journey to the deepest ocean point, it was revealed today.
Sir ...
Sir Richard Branson is determined to press ahead with his own undersea venture following the success of film director James Cameron's journey to the deepest ocean point, it was revealed today.
Sir ...
1st class life 3rd class service, keep spending your profit on self centre toys then one day you will remember how you got to enjoy so much. ? we spent along time saving to go on holiday only to be treated like cattle on virgin flights, yes we had the cheap seats but there is no reason they cant be of reasonable standard, the toilets are old and the seats are badly worn, ear phones 2 out of 4 didnt work and the best bit when you pre-book your seats it dont mean anything got to checking told have 3 and 1 seats not together yet booked months in advance and was at book in 3 hours early to be told the flight is fully booked? still stood our ground and got put together not the booked seats but together as a family. a family together thats what familys want mr branson, who has always looked like he cares about customers? lets hope he dont become another laker take your money and run.
john_rickwood: 1st class life 3rd class service, keep spending your profit
I sure that Richard Branson is a swell guy, but whenever I see those commercials of him with the voice over about wanting to service everyone, I throw up in my mouth. Can we send that Dyson vacuum guy down to the bottom of Mariana Trench too?
meccano: I sure that Richard Branson is a swell guy, but
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