Life Amphibious is the dramatic attempt of Lloyd Godson, a visionary young adventurer and marine scientist, to 'swim' 100 nautical miles of the Ionian Sea off Greece using human-powered submarines.
The submarine features a 'non-propeller' design as the means of propulsion, allowing Lloyd to explore the secrets of the ocean in a unique and unusual way. The "wet" free-flooding submarines will be fitted with SCUBAPRO / UWATEC SCUBA (Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) equipment, video cameras and underwater sensors for observation and research.
The "Omer 6" uses biology inspired technologies (biomimietics) that imitate sea creatures such as penguins. "Omer 6" set a new world speed record (4.916 knots) in the one-seater / non-propeller category at the 10th International Submarine Races held in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, in June 2009.
The motivation behind this kind of project is to get young people excited about science and engineering. In these days of challenging new economies, we are going to need engineers even more than we have before. We're also going to need people who understand the ocean, and therefore need projects like Life Amphibious to capture their attention.

Life Amphibious is a way of tackling environmental and climate change in a fun, provocative and scientific way. The objective is to inspire public environmental awareness by using technological innovation in a stimulating and adventurous way, echoing the mythical journeys of Homer's Odysseus and Julius Verne's Captain Nemo.
The project is also a registered activity of the global Clean Up the World campaign, which aims to inspire communities to clean up, fix up and conserve the environment. Held in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, it mobilises an estimated 35 million people across 120 countries.

Source: Life Amphibious web site

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