new mini-submarines

A while ago, people were launching a small submarine from a yacht in the marina just in front of my office. Apparently it's a new design which makes the submarine accessible to many more yachts than up until now. They are lightweight (1000kg), battery-powered and have versions for 1 or 2 people.
You can go upto 50 m below sealevel and endurance is 2.5 hours.

The link: www.uboatworx.com

From what I saw, I would feel much more safe and relaxed in a diving suit with a bottle on my back, but that may not apply to everyone. Anyway the water is so murky here that I wouldn't go diving either.
I would post a picture, but their site is all flash, so I don't know how to copy them.

Cheers,

Bruno

On their pricelist it says 55.000 euro for the CQ1 (1 person), and 85.000 euro for the CQ2 (2 persons).
That's excluding options and safety gear etc.

The one they were launching was the CQ1 and yes - it was small indeed. Your head is supposed to fit in the glass dome.

But... if I had the choice to put either a mini-sub or a jetski on my (hypothetical ) yacht, I'd sure choose the mini-sub. And for the expedition yachts now so much in vogue, it may become a must.

Bruno