DIVE
INTO THE DEEP
Virgin Oceanic will expand the reach of human exploration on our planet.
/ Blog
2012 May 11
First Manned Dive Testing!
Oceanic has entered the manned test phase yesterday with the first free, off the hook testing. For the last two weeks we have been testing and improving launch and recovery and pulling together the details. The first manned test by Chief Pilot Chris Welsh was brief; life support was good, and launch and recovery went [...]
2012 Mar 26
Good on you and your team, Jim!
-By Chris Welsh Putting it all in perspective: There are few unexplored places left on Earth. The ocean depths below 25,000 feet/7000 meters encompass 2% of the ocean… an area larger than the state of Texas. While we have conquered space and the moon numerous times, the Deepest Place in the World Club has only [...]
/ The Vehicles
Catamaran
The Virgin Oceanic 125' record-breaking ultra-catamaran is the home and mothership of the Virgin Oceanic sub.
Sub
The Virgin Oceanic submarine represents a transformational technological advance in submarine economics and performance.
/ The Mission
Virgin Oceanic is taking the next step in human exploration. This time, the voyage is to the last frontiers of our own Blue Planet: the very bottom of our seas.
