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DeepFlight Merlin is a personal submarine by Hawkes Ocean Technologies, part of the DeepFlight line of submersibles. The positively buoyant [ 1 ] submersible was designed by Graham Hawkes . [ 2 ] The Merlin was the first winged open-cockpit submarine (a wet sub ) available on the market, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and first three-man submarine in the "aero ...
In 2005, Hawkes and adventurer Steve Fossett teamed up to create a submarine that could be piloted by an individual to the deepest part of the ocean. This spot in the Pacific Ocean , called Challenger Deep , is approximately 36,201 feet (11,034 m) under the ocean's surface and is thought to be the deepest point in the ocean.
A personal submarine is a submarine, usually privately funded and constructed, which is usually primarily intended for recreational use. [1] Some are also used for scientific [1] or military [2] purposes. Other uses include tourism, filming, water sporting, rescuing and spying.
Austrian company Migaloo has revealed plans for a 165.8-meter private submersible superyacht that can stay underwater for up to four weeks.
As of February 2012, several other vehicles are under development to reach the same depths. The groups developing them include: [ 26 ] Deepsea Challenge , a program created by James Cameron and National Geographic , using the submersible Deepsea Challenger , that carries a crew of one and is the first and only one-person crewed vehicle to ...
According to Salahi, personal submarine ownership has become a status symbol among the yacht-owning elite. “Companies like Triton Submarines offer custom-built submersibles capable of diving to ...
[26] [27] This submarine design set the former world solo dive depth record in 1985 at 1000m. [28] Deep Rover I; Deep Rover II — Deep Rover II was used in the Michael Crichton film "Sphere". [29] Mantis (submersible), a one-man deep sea engineering sub designed by Hawkes, built by OSEL. [26] — Mantis was used in the James Bond film "For ...
Triton Submarines is an American company that designs and manufactures submersibles for research, filming, deep-ocean exploration, and the superyacht and high-end tourism sectors. Triton is a bespoke manufacturer and, as of August 2023, fewer than twenty-five submersibles have been delivered since the company's founding.