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The submersible that flies underwater

Posted by JMP Posted on Mar - 28 - 2010

Most people have had dreams of flying. Graham Hawkes had dreams of flying — underwater. Hawkes has been in the business of building underwater craft for more than a decade. In the early days, his company, Hawkes Ocean Technologies, built vehicles for researchers and moviemakers. But in the past few years, the ultrarich have increasingly  [ Read More ]

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“A man is never lost at sea.” Old man and the sea.

Posted by JMP Posted on Feb - 07 - 2010

Nope MegaYachts are so yesterday. For the cutting edge super-rich, the new water toy of choice is a luxury submersible–also known as a submarine. These aren’t the chugging hulks of the military variety. Nor are they the cramped, bubble shaped pods used for scientific research. The new wave of lux subs are more like underwater  [ Read More ]

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