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release
Rostock,
January 13th, 2003 Baltic
Submarine c.o. Ingenieurbüro Lutat
Tel: +49 (172) 74 27 267 Am
Predigtstuhl 23
Fax: +49 (2104) 12622 D-40822 Mettmann E-Mail:
info@baltic-submarine.com Home:
www.baltic-submarine.com
A
submarine for tourists is being built right in the heart of
Rostock's fishing port. As
from 2003, the company Baltic Submarine Germany will be designing
and producing mini submarines in series. The company chose
Rostock's fishing port as its corporate location because the three
partners found the production conditions here to be simply ideal.
The proximity of the sea and the company's own production building,
a railway connection and sea moorings right opposite the company´s
building offer optimum prerequisites for initial test and trial voyages in
the Baltic. Of course the engineer from Düsseldorf, marine technician from Rostock and finance expert from Hamburg also had other reasons for putting their unusual corporate idea into practice here. For example, Rostock offers plenty of qualified, skilled workers with a wealth of experience in shipbuilding, together with the university and Institute for Marine Technology. Initially 50 new jobs are planned within the next 3 to 5 years. The
idea of building low-priced submarines for commercial and touristic
purposes is new in Germany. Up to now, submarines have been either
for military or research purposes: expensive one-off productions
designed especially for a specific research product. The submarines
now being designed and built in Rostock have nothing in common
with these very expensive vehicles. On the contrary, they are
smaller, more flexible and above all, cheaper. One submarine
will cost
approximately
€
300,000, measuring 7 to 8 m in length with a
diameter of 2 m. Windows of 80 cm in size give a
fantastic view. Depending on the design, these submarines can
transport between 8 and 16 passengers, seated comfortably in two
rows. The new submarines are not designed for submerging to great
depths but primarily for descending to 100 m under water. An
escort vessel supplies power and oxygen so that the submarines are
very cheap to run. They fit conveniently in every standard ship
container and can be brought rapidly to every location. They are
also ideal as a comfortable means of transport for longer
submerged journeys. Expert know-how can be brought to the exact
location where it is needed, for example bringing engineers to oil
rigs for inspection tours or to control submarine cables and
supply lines. The new submarines are also interesting for diving
companies, submarine archaeologists, for controlling shipping
routes and even for monitoring the foundations of wind parks. The
submarines are also specially tailor-made for tourists. For
pleasure trips under water, for example as an alternative to a
diving course. Why not take a look at a sunk shipwreck or observe
a shark underwater in its natural environment; well protected
behind bullet-proof glass?! Contact:
Alesandra Positano (Public relations) +49 (172) 74 27 267 Press
review (abstract)
Kieler
Nachrichten, 13.01.22003
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