ALGRA's new £40m project to explore the ocean depths got the thumbs up yesterday, as Oceanographers agreed to fund the latest expedition to attempt the first ever freestyle dive to the farthest reaches of the Pacific Ocean.
Speaking rom ALGRA's tiny Oahu base off Hawaii, Iron man athlete, husband, father and one-time school Prefect, Paul Smith, has agreed to be our eyes and ears as he prepares to chart previously unknown territory and map the ocean floor, equipped only with a snorkel, a pair of flippers and a pencil.
Paul, a keen contributor to ALGRA over the years, has been in training for the event for several hours, and expects to be dead within minutes of this great endeavour. Said Paul, from his Beverly Hills mansion yesterday, 'I fear not for my safety as I attempt this great challenge. Only the thought of ALGRA's continued success spurns me on'
ALGRA are most grateful to Paul for his tireless work behind the scenes since 1983 and have every confidence in Paul's ability. A spokesman for ALGRA Inc says 'Paul has true courage, the sort of courage only a man who attempts to hold his breath for seventeen hours could have'
Paul's previous attempt to swim to the Isle of Wight was aborted in 1990 as he was reported to have been eaten by a shark, however, these rumours are entirely invalid and without substance. ALGRA's board of directors said 'we will be thinking of Paul as he attempts this landmark feat' and then tucked into some egg and chips aboard their luxury yacht, moored off Greenland.
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