Similarly, SEAmagine, another submersible company that began in 1995, sells vessels that accommodate 2 to 7 people and cost the same amount as Triton's submersibles.

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Seamagine builds two models, the two-person Pearl and the three-person Triumph. It also is ready to begin taking orders for the Seamobile, which dives to 500 feet and costs $1.3 million.

Seamagine's new Aurora 90 and Aurora 100 submersibles can dive to 3,280 feet and accommodate up to five and seven guests, respectively. SEAmagine's New Submarines Bring Cinematic Seating to ...

The SEAmagine submersibles have conducted more than 13,000 dives globally since the late 90’s, and their underwater explorers are finding new things everyday.

SEAmagine, a submarine manufacturer, makes small personal submarines that can travel 1.5 km (1 mile) deep and have capacities ranging from two to six people.

When SEAmagine started in 1995, mostly robots were used for deep-sea scientific work because lowering submersibles into the ocean with people inside was unwieldy, Kohnen said.

Fortunately, I'm staying dry inside a 54-in.-wide watertight acrylic sphere attached to the front end of a 3.5-ton canary-yellow submarine built by an outfit called SEAmagine Hydrospace Corporation.

Seamagine says the independent manual controls ensure minimal chances of systemic failures, but double monitoring systems are also in place for guest safety. The top deck on the Aurora 90.

The SEAmagine submersibles have conducted more than 13,000 dives globally since the late 90’s, and their underwater explorers are finding new things everyday.