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It’s not quite Jules Verne, but it’s close. And who other than Richard Branson to take us there. INOV8 loves cool, dare we say innovative, stuff like this.
Branson’s Virgin Group unveiled an underwater plane last week that will ferry paying customers — and by paying, we mean PAYING — through the depths of the Caribbean Sea.
The craft, dubbed the Necker Nymph because it will be based at Branson’s privately owned Necker Island resort in the British Virgin Islands, will seat three — a pilot and two passengers. It will “take off” from land or boat and gradually descend into the water after gliding upon the surface.
It will have an open cockpit, and passengers will be required to wear SCUBA masks. Tanks will be mounted in the sub. The craft will travel 2 to 5 nautical miles per hour and dive up to 100 feet, and is purported to have zero environmental impact.
Capt. Nemo, here we come. Balance the ol’ checkbook, ’cause surely we can all squeeze on of these trips in every other year, right?
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