Abbey Marie
03-01-2007, 01:25 AM
This looks like so much fun!
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Dutch firm offers personal submarines
Posted on : Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:23:00 GMT | Author : General News Editor
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 10 For the Valentine who has everything, a Dutch-built personal submarine called the C-Quester is available. Sky News reported Saturday that the first mass-produced sub could be launched from a yacht or a harbor-side ramp and can descend to depths of 164 feet.
The company building the subs, U-Boat Worx, says it is selling the item commercially for about 40,000-62,000 pounds ($78,000-$121,000) although it hasn't given the number of takers so far. Worx says the sub features the wonder of diving and the beauty of the seas without having to obtain a scuba-diving qualification.Sub pilots don't have to worry about the bends due to the fact that cabin pressure is designed to remain the same as on the surface.
Testers of the underwater vessel say the sensation is like flying through the water, the report said.
Copyright 2007 by UPI
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Dutch firm offers personal submarines
Posted on : Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:23:00 GMT | Author : General News Editor
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 10 For the Valentine who has everything, a Dutch-built personal submarine called the C-Quester is available. Sky News reported Saturday that the first mass-produced sub could be launched from a yacht or a harbor-side ramp and can descend to depths of 164 feet.
The company building the subs, U-Boat Worx, says it is selling the item commercially for about 40,000-62,000 pounds ($78,000-$121,000) although it hasn't given the number of takers so far. Worx says the sub features the wonder of diving and the beauty of the seas without having to obtain a scuba-diving qualification.Sub pilots don't have to worry about the bends due to the fact that cabin pressure is designed to remain the same as on the surface.
Testers of the underwater vessel say the sensation is like flying through the water, the report said.
Copyright 2007 by UPI
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/29368.html