| P O R T H O L E : 11 Feb 16

OCEAN-LOVERS rejoice!
An engineering company
in New Zealand has created
a 450-tonne underwater
restaurant, Stuff.co.nz is
reporting.
The 18m x 5m structure was
built for a resort in the Maldives
in the Indian Ocean and will sit
on the side of a coral reef, with
one side facing the reef and the
other looking out to sea.
Food won’t be prepared
underwater, but will instead be
carried from the shore and sent
down to the restaurant using a
dumbwaiter lift.
It will be accessed by diners
via a spiral staircase from a hut
above the water.
Coral is being grown on
concrete slabs and will be
mounted on the structure to
attract fish.
The roof, sides and end wall of
the restaurant will give diners
underwater views.