Japan-based firm Amuza Co. Ltd. is set to produce "leisure submarines", in Subic in partnership with McGram Fusion Inc. that specializes in fiberglass and composite materials construction.
McGram Fusion manufactures car body kits made of fiberglass, carbon fiber and Kevlar. It has agreed to fabricate the vessel´s hull and other visible components, while electronic parts and systems will be shipped in from Japan.
The two-seater leisure submarine weighs four tons and is about the size of a typical car - two meters wide, four and a half meters long, and two meters high. Underwater, it sucks in water which adds to its weight, for a total of 4.8 tons.
Powered with a lithium-ion battery, which Amuza is currently developing, the leisure sub on a full charge of 10 hours can navigate up to 50 nautical miles (about 90 kms) and dive to a depth of 150 meters. Underwater, the vessel´s speed tops five knots per hour.
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