VIRGIN OCEANIC VIDEO OF 5 DIVES EXPEDITION: CHRIS WELSH THE NEWPORT CONNECTION

By Eric Longabardi

The story of Newport Beach businessman Chris Welch and his quest to explore the deepest regions of the earths oceans was big news this week in Newport.  Welch is teaming with British billionaire Sir Richard Branson to make the adventure possible. They were both in Newport Beach to announce the project on Tuesday.  

You can read more about the story at the Newport Beach Independent: Going Deep

This new video from Virgin Atlantic was just released. Take a look:

For more on the project click here: VIRGIN OCEANIC

Comments

[charlie]

I can see it now... we're going to lose contact with Richard Branson and he's going to end up getting rescued by that bald alien in its butterfly suit from the abyss. Well maybe not, but I do think they're going to have a hard time staying in contact with the sub that deep. Even the military's satellite internet has trouble staying connected to submarines relatively close to the surface.

[Wilfried Ellmer]

Have built a 200 ton Submarine Yacht in South America - would like to be part of your project...

Wilfried Ellmer
concretesubmarine.com