Tag: SUBMARINE

After unveiling his 'Necker Nymph' submersible last year, Richard Branson is taking his underwater adventures to the next level, with 'Virgin Oceanic' -- an initiative to explore the deepest parts of the world's oceans. Over the next two years, Branson hopes to penetrate the deepest points of the world's five oceans with a fleet of high-tech toys, including a one-manned submarine and a ...

Here's a scenario: you're cruising along in your submarine at a depth of 1,200 feet, and one of the fresh-faced midshipmen does a spit-take all over your commanding officer's face after he asks the young cadet to wipe the leaking stopcocks in the engine room. You grab your cell phone to send a text to your buddies ashore: "LOLZ!!1 Swabbie spits on CO, hilarity/the brig ensues." You hit 'send.' No ...

Twelve tons of cocaine is not to be taken lightly (or at all, really). But put this plethora of drugs underwater, shipped out by way of a diesel-powered submarine, and you've got a genuine James Bond plot. Friday, when Ecuadorian Police found this 100-foot-long, 9-foot-high submarine in the jungle, they discovered that the vessel was, in fact, a narco-sub used to transport drugs outside of the ...

In '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,' Captain Nemo and his crew roam the depths of the ocean aboard their Nautilus submarine, enduring whirlpools, giant squid attacks and less than luxurious living conditions along the way. In 2010, though, traveling aboard a new, revamped Nautilus VAS is bound to be a substantially more comfortable experience -- assuming you've got the $2 million or so to drop on ...

According to The Sun, a recent official report stated that the navigator of a U.S. nuclear submarine was listening to an iPod when he crashed into a transport ship in the Persian Gulf. The collision, which occurred in March 2009, caused about $92 million in total damages and injured 15 sailors on board the sub. The U.S. Navy spent the last year investigating the crash and discovered some ...

Share Owning a private island, much like pimpin', ain't easy. No matter how tricked out it is, you've still got to have a way to get there, right? Such was the reasoning, apparently, behind Richard Branson's latest unnecessary purchase. As Daily Mail reports, the proud father of Virgin Records and sole proprietor of Necker Island has just unveiled a shiny new underwater plane, effectively ...

Hybrid automobiles may be the future of mass terrestrial transport, but their vanilla styling and performance simply do not compare to the sheer awesomeness of one new aquatic counterpart. Put it this way, we just don't see James Bond tearing through a foreign metropolis in a Prius. Put Bond in a boat/submarine hybrid in a Venice canal, however, and he looks right at home. The Scubacraft is ...

Every year, Neiman Marcus offers outrageously expensive and exclusive gifts through its Christmas Book. In the past, the catalog has featured such one-of-a-kind items as a space flight on Virgin Galactic (currently scheduled for 2009), a Skycar even a private water park. This year, though, the high-end retailer has really outdone itself on the gadget front. The creepiest is easily the Swami ...