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Wallypower 118 luxury super yacht



Trilobis 65 Floating multi-level home



Bionic Dolpins 'flying' underwater



OceanPearl luxury Yacht submarine



Skysails fuel conservation system



DelfJet,
the underwater jetski



Jellyfish 45 underwater habitat



The real
James Bond
jet boat's



Uscull human powered submarine



The Hammer Superyacht



The next-gen warship, the Stiletto M80


 
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Record Breaking and Extreme Sea Vehicles

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Record breaking land vehicles
Record breaking sea vehicles
Record breaking air vehicles





Bathyscaph, Trieste

The Bathyscaph Trieste reached a record depth of 35,800 ft (6.78 miles) at Challenger Deep off Guam (the lowest point of any ocean).
The two men who made the descent were Lt. Don Walsh of the US Navy, and Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard. The only habitable part of the Trieste is the 6 ft x 6 ft sphere hanging from the main body.



Largest Hovercraft

The ZUBR hovercraft of the Russian Navy is the largest hovercraft in existence. The ZUBR has a displacement of 555 tons and is 57.3 metres long. Used as a landing craft the ZUBR can carry 8 tanks and 140 personnel.



Largest Yacht, Prince Abdul Aziz

Prince Abdul Aziz is the largest megayacht at 482 ft. It was commissioned by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. The
Prince Abdul Aziz reportedly cost $184 million and features a hospital, Cinema and mosque, amongst the usual luxuries.


Bluebird

The Bluebird is one of the most famous World Record breaking boats of all time. Piloted by Donald Campbell it broke and then re-broke the water speed record several times. The story ended with tragedy however when Campbell was killed attempting to break his own record on lake Coniston, Northern England.