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A 60-year-old farmer in China has built his own "Big Black Fish" -- a homemade submarine that can accommodate two people, dive eight metres and stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time. Zhang Shengwu, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Taiwan has launched its first domestically-built submarine, marking a significant milestone in its efforts to replace an aging naval capability. The diesel-electric attack ...

The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a homemade submarine and seized a cocaine haul worth at least $181 million off the coast of Mexico, officials said. The bust last month is the biggest of its kind in ...

Chinese farmer Zhang Shengwu sits in his homemade submarine in a river in Hanshan county, in China’s eastern Anhui province - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA ...

Taiwan launched its first domestically-built submarine on Sept. 28, 2023, at CSBC Shipyard in the southern city of Kaohsiung. (Photo by Wang Yu Ching/Taiwan presidential office photo via Flickr) ...