London: Engineers have launched an underwater contraption, enabling watergoers to swim like a dolphin — similar to the jet used in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball.

Quite futuristic: The Seabob F7 can dive to more than 130 feet, operate for an hour, and the craft’s speed is controlled by hand controls to flick through its 10 gears

The cutting-edge watercraft, Seabob F7, uses a revolutionary electric jet that generates 700 newtons of thrust, propelling divers at speeds of up to 9 mph (15 kmph). The jet system is the first in the world to feature an impeller — a special kind of rotor — powered by an electric motor, which sucks in water then lets it out from the back.