Exploring the Way the Old Timers Did It

On their own dime.  Sir Richard Branson to travel to deepest parts of ocean

Sir Richard and a fellow explorer will take turns making five dives over the next two years to destinations including the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, the deepest point in any ocean. At 36,000ft it is deeper than Mount Everest is high.

The billionaire unveiled his new deep-sea submarine, an 18ft-long, white-and-blue airplane-like craft with stubby wings and a cockpit, at a yacht club in Newport Beach, California.

The carbon fiber and titanium craft will be capable of cruising for about 6.2 miles (10km) and can stay down unaided for 24 hours.

It was originally commissioned by Sir Richard’s close friend and fellow adventurer Steve Fossett, who died in 2007 while flying a plane over the Sierra Nevada...

Cool video below.  Sometimes, billionaires are worth it.



Now if I can just figure out how to turn off the autoplay. Hah, it worked!