THE UK's first ever underwater "city" has been unveiled with Mars-grade tech and tiny homes deep under the sea. The underwater habitat dubbed Sentinel, is designed to house people at depths of 650ft for up to 28 days at a time. 8 A British company is working on an underwater habitat Credit: Deep 8 Deep says people could live for up to 28 days at a time down there Credit: Deep 8 You'll be able to stare out at the deep sea from the comfort of your bed Credit: Deep Ocean tech company Deep said they are hoping to make "a permanent human presence under the oceans" possible as soon as 2027.
Deep have already put in motion their incredible plans at a quarry in Chepstow, Wales, which was formerly a scuba diving site. They have already built a 60-metre long steel underwater habitat of a prototype shell which will become a Sentinel Simulator. DEEPS President Sean Wolpert told ITV News : "What we’re trying to do is reconnect humanity with the sea.
Read More in Tech News CODE RED! Never ignore three iPhone pop-ups – you'll risk £100 bill and broken phone AD-SURD! Sky users rage over 'disappointing' change to popular streaming app on their TVs "This is the alien world that we need to have a better understanding of. "More than half of the oxygen that we breathe comes from the ocean. To protect it we need to love it.
To love it we need to understand it.” At the moment, deep dives at the site are restricted to just minutes at the bottom, followed by days of decompressing to avoid the .
