On September 7^th, 2023, Mike Shackleford, President, Global Services at DEEP gave an interview to BBC Radio Gloucester.

A former deep diving site is being repurposed as a research facility to develop technology to allow people to live underwater.

DEEP, an ocean technology and exploration company, is investing £100m in the former National Diving and Activity Centre (NDAC) in Tidenham, Gloucestershire.

It says its aim is for a “permanent human presence” under oceans from 2027.

BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s David Smith spoke to Mike Shackleford, who’s the DEEP President of global services.