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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.
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 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...
Apr 5, 2011 · In a press conference today in Newport Beach, California, Branson announced his Virgin Oceanic and Five Dives initiatives, which could send a Virgin-branded deep-sea submersible with a single...
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...
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.
Mar 8, 2012 · Race to the bottom of the ocean: Virgin. 8 March 2012. The Deep Flight Challenger submersible has been backed by Richard Branson's Virgin empire, and is currently undergoing its first water...
