Lahey said the company has continued to ramp up production in recent years, jumping from building one to two submersibles per year to four to six. He expects the company will soon scale production to reach 10 to 12 per year.
"It's still incredibly limited production," he said. "This is not a mass market product. It's sort of the definition of boutique manufacturing."
"Subs are incredibly versatile and almost infinitely configurable, so we put tools and equipment on a sub to cater to each client's specific interests," he added. "Some of our clients are interested in just exploring and having fun. Others want to film, so they need to have more elaborate cameras and lighting systems. Others, like Ray, are interested in science so we need to make sure the sub has legitimate scientific tools that can be used to take samples and collect information from instruments that are fitted to the vehicle."