Professional submarine DSRV-TAURUS

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A multi purpose submersible, designed for one atmosphere operations, diver lockout, dry transfer, and submarine rescue (DSRV). This submersible is in excellent condition and dive ready. Suitable for underwater tourism, scientific research, search and salvage, and a range of military tasks. Statistics: Crew: six (normal), six (diver lockout operations), twenty-two (DSRV operations). One large front viewport, one large aft viewport, four tower viewports, one lower viewport. Fitted with external lighting, sonar system, acoustic tracking, communications, manipulator arm, and hydraulic cable cutter. The DSRV-TAURUS was designed and built to conduct a wide range of underwater tasks, and submarine rescue operations worldwide. This superb deep diving submersible offers a number of unique features. ONE ATMOSPHERE OPERATIONS This submarine was constructed in Canada, by Hyco International, one of the world's leading submarine manufacturers. Following successful diving and certification trials the submarine then supported scientific, commercial and Royal Navy subsea operations offshore Europe, and America. During this initial period DSRV-TAURUS completed 165 dives, supporting a wide range of underwater operations. Missions included scientific research dives for the University of Southern California. Salvage, inspection, one atmosphere intervention, and diver-lockout operations, to 450ft (150m) in support of subsea construction (North Sea). Dry transfer trials, in support of a subsea manned intervention programme. This programme included thirty dry transfer dives to mate with a test-cap. Eight of these dry transfer missions achieved a successful mate at 1005ft (314m).