stackyFACTSUnlike an independent submarine, a submersible is completely helpless on its own. It lacks the massive power reserves and navigation systems required to leave a port, meaning a much larger, supportive vessel has to painstakingly carry it out to the dive site and drop it into the water like a heavy rock.
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