Ocean Floor Tourism Hot
Underwater tourism used to mean scuba diving, but deep underwater tourism is the hot thing, Newsweek reports. Just about five years ago only scientists, submarine pilots and moviemakers saw any part of the ocean floor. James Cameron's film "Titanic" sparked entrepreneur Mike McDowel to pioneer undersea tourism. The first 12 tourists paid more than $32,000 to cram into Russian MIR submersibles and descend 2.5 miles to see the sunken ocean liner, Newsweek says. Future trips cost about $40,000 and are planned for shipwrecks, hydrothermal vents and the North Pole.
Underwater tourism used to mean scuba diving, but deep underwater tourism is the hot thing, Newsweek reports. Just about five years ago only scientists, submarine pilots and moviemakers saw any part of the ocean floor. James Cameron's film "Titanic" sparked entrepreneur Mike McDowel to pioneer undersea tourism. The first 12 tourists paid more than $32,000 to cram into Russian MIR submersibles and descend 2.5 miles to see the sunken ocean liner, Newsweek says. Future trips cost about $40,000 and are planned for shipwrecks, hydrothermal vents and the North Pole.
Charles Mims
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