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Richard Branson
tireless pioneering spirit driven by billionaire Richard Branson in the unexplored depths. Entrepreneur summoned journalists to California to introduce their new "toy" - the submarine Virgin Oceanic, in form resembling a plane. Branson Branson would not be if his boat intended solely for walks on the sea day to stare at the colorful marine life. His 5, 5-meter submarine is designed for ambitious and risky task. The first dive will be made at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on the planet. The man climbed to a depth of 11,000 meters a day: January 23, 1960 The US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard researcher at the bathyscaphe "Trieste" fell to a record depth of 10,918 meters. The aim of the second dive is chosen the deepest depression of the Atlantic - Puerto Rican. Its depth of 8742 m. This site, located in the middle of a mysterious "Bermuda Triangle", goes a lot of horror stories and myths. Danger does not scare Branson: in every dive he intends to participate personally. http://www.youtube.com/embed/_Sk_XEHfqwk video>