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Richard Branson on Deep-Sea Exploration


one of the questions I last most often

one of the questions I last most often not surprisingly given the nature of

not surprisingly given the nature of

not surprisingly given the nature of virgin is so what next Richard well as a

virgin is so what next Richard well as a

virgin is so what next Richard well as a kid I read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

kid I read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

kid I read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and I love the sense of adventure and

and I love the sense of adventure and

and I love the sense of adventure and mystery and since then I’ve spent a lot

mystery and since then I’ve spent a lot

mystery and since then I’ve spent a lot of time with oceans gloated over them

of time with oceans gloated over them

of time with oceans gloated over them goons sometimes crashed into them and

goons sometimes crashed into them and

goons sometimes crashed into them and I’ve also sped through them because I

I’ve also sped through them because I

I’ve also sped through them because I spent little time actually beneath them

spent little time actually beneath them

spent little time actually beneath them more than two-thirds of the earth’s

more than two-thirds of the earth’s

more than two-thirds of the earth’s surface is covered in water and yet

surface is covered in water and yet

surface is covered in water and yet humankind has hardly explored the vast

humankind has hardly explored the vast

humankind has hardly explored the vast expanse of ocean and see that surrounds

expanse of ocean and see that surrounds

expanse of ocean and see that surrounds us the deepest modern submarine can go

us the deepest modern submarine can go

us the deepest modern submarine can go is around 20,000 foot below the surface

is around 20,000 foot below the surface

is around 20,000 foot below the surface and yet there are trenches in both the

and yet there are trenches in both the

and yet there are trenches in both the Atlantic and the Pacific that are more

Atlantic and the Pacific that are more

Atlantic and the Pacific that are more than 35,000 foot deep to make such a

than 35,000 foot deep to make such a

than 35,000 foot deep to make such a journey we need a significant

journey we need a significant

journey we need a significant technological breakthrough in material

technological breakthrough in material

technological breakthrough in material and in designs no only a handful of

and in designs no only a handful of

and in designs no only a handful of private companies that are researching

private companies that are researching

private companies that are researching these futuristic submarines Virgil

these futuristic submarines Virgil

these futuristic submarines Virgil Oceanics is one and we started the

Oceanics is one and we started the

Oceanics is one and we started the journey towards deep-sea exploration

a first step is they lack a nymph it’s a

a first step is they lack a nymph it’s a new free man sub which is arriving this

new free man sub which is arriving this

new free man sub which is arriving this month the British Virgin Islands where I

month the British Virgin Islands where I

month the British Virgin Islands where I live on the island of Mecca the nymph

live on the island of Mecca the nymph

live on the island of Mecca the nymph has been designed especially for us and

has been designed especially for us and

has been designed especially for us and it will fly to about 130 foot below the

it will fly to about 130 foot below the

it will fly to about 130 foot below the ocean’s surface a lot of the best ocean

ocean’s surface a lot of the best ocean

ocean’s surface a lot of the best ocean viewing is a hundred foot down then they

viewing is a hundred foot down then they

viewing is a hundred foot down then they will be able to dive and loop like a

will be able to dive and loop like a

will be able to dive and loop like a plane and will allow our passengers to

plane and will allow our passengers to

plane and will allow our passengers to keep up with turtles and dolphins whales

keep up with turtles and dolphins whales

keep up with turtles and dolphins whales and dance what eagle rays which I saw

and dance what eagle rays which I saw

and dance what eagle rays which I saw actually only this morning while

actually only this morning while

actually only this morning while swimming off the coast of Mecca the

swimming off the coast of Mecca the

swimming off the coast of Mecca the nymph in time will be followed by new

nymph in time will be followed by new

nymph in time will be followed by new generation of subs able to get way down

generation of subs able to get way down

generation of subs able to get way down further than we’ve ever been before and

further than we’ve ever been before and

further than we’ve ever been before and in conversations with many of our Virgin

in conversations with many of our Virgin

in conversations with many of our Virgin Galactic customers who are planning to

Galactic customers who are planning to

Galactic customers who are planning to go into space I found another common

go into space I found another common

go into space I found another common interest exploring the oceans uncharted

interest exploring the oceans uncharted

interest exploring the oceans uncharted waters for me there are echoes the great

waters for me there are echoes the great

waters for me there are echoes the great explorers from the error of Sir Francis

explorers from the error of Sir Francis

explorers from the error of Sir Francis Drake the explorers who first discovered

Drake the explorers who first discovered

Drake the explorers who first discovered the Virgin Islands monkey in for our

the Virgin Islands monkey in for our

the Virgin Islands monkey in for our submarines to emulate the pizza tray and

submarines to emulate the pizza tray and

submarines to emulate the pizza tray and chart the deep local waters acre by acre

chart the deep local waters acre by acre

chart the deep local waters acre by acre trench by trench valley by valley

trench by trench valley by valley

trench by trench valley by valley besides discovering new species charging

besides discovering new species charging

besides discovering new species charging the trenches and finding treasure you

the trenches and finding treasure you

the trenches and finding treasure you may even find the lost city of Atlantis

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