Even more helium for a pool dive!

[Redshift]

Was wondering if this should be posted in the Tech board

There are plans to build a 50m deep pool in the UK.

[h=1]World’s Deepest Pool To Be Built In The UK[/h]April 2, 2015 by Stephan Whelan in Scuba Diving

Europe has seen it’s far share of deep pools – the 28m Submarine Escape Training Tank (S.E.T.T.) in the UK, 33m Nemo33 in Belgium and the 40m Y-40 in Italy. It has just been announced that the UK is getting a new 50m pool called the Blue Abyss which will make it the largest facility of it’s kind in the world! It will be located in outside London in Essex and is designed to be the world’s best underwater research, training and development facility and will cater for Scuba Divers, Freedivers and Commercial Divers.
It has also been confirmed that the European Space Agency will use the facility as a training site.
The entire site housing the 50m dive pool will be built using green building design and will also house a hotel and other businesses within the park. You can read more information about the project on their Facebook page.

https://www.deeperblue.com/worlds-deepest-50m-pool-to-be-built-in-the-uk/

 

[Hickdive]

Wow, they've got a Fb page and everything!

Frankly, I'll believe it when I see the first YouTube video of someone sitting at 50m in the completed pool.

 

[Redshift]

Could be interesting. Someone asked about creating some caves as well and their reply was

"Mike, absolutely! We think you'll find we share the same thinking. Plus the ability to put a huge range of items into the pool to train wreck diving techniques and the ability to change the light levels. Making it dark (should we need), during daylight and light at night - all over the pool, or only in specific parts. Including at the deepest point."

 

[ScubaInChicago]

Sounds like Disney for divers

 

[Hickdive]

Sounds like Disney for divers

How much you willing to bet it Disney get built?

 

[shoredivr]

The date wasn't April 1?