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iNCREDibLE SubMERSibLE ةـــشهدملا ةــصاوغلا
by Fact ME
whIlST walkING along the pontoons at the Dubai International Boat Show, a product at the Art Marine lounge immediately caught our eye, and we stopped to chat with the company’s Chief Operating Officer Bruno Meier to find out more about it.
“I’m excited about this product, because this is something I’m very interested in. I’ve been diving since I was a child, and I built my own basic submarine when I was a teenager, so, I’m very excited that we are now a supplier for these submarines,” says Bruno enthusiastically. “U-Boat Worx is a Netherlands-based company, it builds very high tech well-built submarines for private use, with models for two, three, or five occupants.”
Some might be put off by the seemingly complex nature of operating a submarine, but the truth is that the C-Explorers have been designed to be incredibly user-friendly. “There is a one-week training process involved, but I can tell you that it’s dead simple,” says Bruno. “Understandably, until you understand all the security systems and so on it takes a little bit of time, but it’s not rocket science, its very easy to use, and very versatile.”
Of course, making any product like this for private use requires that it be comfortable, and the C-Explorer doesn’t disappoint, boasting leather seats and an incredible bubble-style viewing glass, and even a robotic arm to pick up things from the sea bed to place in an attached basket.
The floaters, or pontoons on either side keep it stable when on the surface, but fold mechanically underneath the sub when under the surface to make the craft sleeker in the water.
There are different versions of the C-Explorer 3 which are rated from 100 to 1000 metres (that’s 3300 feet!), which is about as deep as any leisure operator would ever want to go. There are so many applications for a craft like this, but the main benefit is that it opens up realms of ocean exploration previously unheard of for the average marine enthusiast.
To find out more, contact Art Marine on +9714 338 8955.
Comfortable and userfriendly, it opens ocean exploration up to the world!
