£22,000,000 superyacht ‘can travel underwater for four days’

An organization has unveiled a £22m superyacht – that may go underwater (Credit: U-Boat Worx / SWNS)

Excellent for the oligarch on the run?

An organization has unveiled a £22m superyacht – that may go underwater for 4 days.

Dutch boatbuilder U-Boat Worx say their Nautilus vessel will provide the posh of a yacht, however can head beneath the waves to a depth of 200 metres.

When functioning as a ship, the Nautilus affords an enormous sundeck geared up with a freshwater pool, a bar, and an expensive eating desk.

Nonetheless, this ‘al fresco association’ is ready to be retracted earlier than the submersible slips under sea degree.

Unveiling the Nautilus on the latest Monaco Yacht Present, the agency says clients can count on to have their boat delivered inside 30 months of ordering.

The diesel-electric has a floor cruise pace of 9 knots and an underwater pace of 4 knots

Weighing 1,250-tonnes, and measuring 37.5-metres, the hybrid ship boasts a lounge and eating room, 4 luxurious visitor cabins, a spacious main bedroom, room for six crew and a completely geared up galley kitchen.

When required, the yacht will be capable to descend for as much as 4 days (Credit: U-Boat Worx / SWNS)

Ten four-metre-wide home windows provide visitors an ‘distinctive view’ of the underwater world.

U-Boat Worx say their craft was impressed by, and named after, the fictional submarine owned by Captain Nemo in a traditional guide from 1870.

They clarify: ‘Since Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea got here out in 1870, individuals have been dreaming of a luxurious yacht with dive capabilities.

‘Since then, inventors produced numerous spectacular ideas. Sadly, not one among these designs has ever been realised.’

Prospects can count on to have their boat delivered inside 30 months of ordering.

‘Being the world chief out there for small submersibles, U-Boat Worx has now lastly succeeded in engineering a practical mixture of luxurious and security in a completely licensed non-public submersible.’

U-Boat Worx Chairman and Founder Bert Houtman says: ‘People who have determined to purchase a yacht will now have to contemplate if their vessel of alternative can even dive all the way down to 200 metres.’

There's additionally an added bonus of escaping seasickness.

The Nautilus affords an enormous sundeck geared up with a freshwater pool (Credit: U-Boat Worx / SWNS)

‘If the ocean turns into too tough, “provides Mr Houtman. “You merely dive and proceed your voyage in consolation. With the Nautilus, the yachting market won't ever be the identical once more.’

Different options embrace a newly invented, utterly pressure-resistant electrical tender that's stowed underneath the Nautilus’s aft deck and can keep outdoors whereas diving.

This tender, the Aronnax, can also be used for transporting 5 scuba divers underwater to the meant dive spot.

The Nautilus has a beginning worth of Euro 25 million (£21,745).