Personal submarines now available
Baku, December 20 (AZERTAC). For the GCC`s super-rich residents that are bored with their 150-ft yachts, private jets and luxury speedboats, now there`s another toy on offer - a personal submarine.
Dutch company U-Boat Worx is targeting the region`s wealthiest residents with its range of private submarines, with prices starting from €730,000 ($951,371) per craft.
The vessels can dive to a depth of up to 100m, with larger crafts able to seat up to three people under a transparent pressure hull. Dives can last for up to six hours, the company said, bringing passengers within inches of sea life and coral reefs.
UBW has seen so much interest in its submarines, it is scouting for a local partner to capitalize on the region’s potential, said sales and marketing manager Charlotte Schroots.
Buyers with extra cash to splash can even invest in the submarine equivalent of luxury yachts. Crafts can come with multiple rooms, luxury fittings and can remain submerged for days.
Company US Submarines offers a range of vessels including the Seattle 1000 that includes “ample space for independent staterooms, crews quarters and galley, living and dining areas,” according to the company’s website. The submarine can remain submerged for 20 days.
Also on offer - with a price tag of around $78m - is the Phoenix 1000. The vessel has 5,000 sq ft of interior space across four levels and is billed as being “as luxurious as the finest of motor yachts.”
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