Published: 29-07-2010
Innespace Productions, a watercraft design and fabrication company in Northern California, has just launched their latest and most advanced submersible watercraft: The Seabreacher X. This exciting new version is based on the dolphin inspired Seabreacher J that the company has been selling for the last two years.
The X model sports a more aggressive Shark style body as well as upgraded interior treatments. The X model also steps up the performance envelope with a 260hp supercharged engine, propelling the vessel to a top speed of 50mph on the surface and 25mph below.
The version pictured here, 'the X-Terminator', has been specially constructed for a Sheik from Dubai. It sports an airbrushed great-white-shark paint scheme which has portions of the flesh ripped off on the starboard side to reveal a robotic shark body underneath. Think of it as the underwater Terminator.
The new shark design grew out of necessity as much as aesthetics; the higher output engine required more air intake than the main snorkel (mounted in the vessel's dorsal fin) could provide, so they added an additional snorkel in the shark style tail. The new drag-boat style wrap-around canopy was primarily designed to reduce heat build up in the cockpit. This, combined with the gaping jaws, give the whole vessel a far more menacing presence.
The new boat can sustain high speed dives and then breach the surface, launching the entire vessel clear out of the water. The new fully vectored thrust system mimic the tail articulation of real aquatic animals like sharks and dolphins.
Some other high tech features that are incorporated into the two-seat vessel: A snorkel mounted video camera transmits live video to LCD screens for the pilot and passenger during dives, GPS navigation, and on board stereo with iPod docking.
