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Anyone who thought that Thunderbird 4 was the best ever underwater craft might have to have a rethink after seeing the Sawfish.  Designed for underwater logging, the 7000lb remotely-operated craft was developed by Triton Logging and can harvest up to fifty trees in each dive, sending them floating to the surface via reusable inflatable airbags.

Sawfish

Sawfish control centrePowered by a 40-75HP electric motor that uses biodegradable and vegetable oil-based hydraulic fluids, a combination of eight video cameras and a sonar system allows the operator to use the Sawfish’s 55-inch chainsaw to make short work of underwater forests.  I think it has the potential to be this Christmas’ bath-toy.

Triton Logging Company [via Core77]

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One Response to “Logging sub makes short work of underwater forests”

  1. IH8UNOOBS December 3, 2006

    “I think it has the potential to be this Christmas’ bath-toy.”

    Yea like im gonna let that thing go “logging” in my bathtub.
    ouch.

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