Homemade yellow submarine missing

This isn't neccessarily weird I guess, but kind of interesting. I suppose it is weird that a 3 1/2 ton submarine has disappeared with no suspects, but it is still kind of a neat story about this 60 year old sub the guy built. The guy built it out of an old propane tank for personal use in the 40's. I find this kind of stuff pretty cool. It's a n inventor that just wanted to explore the nearby bay.

FELTON, Calif. - A 3 1/2-ton yellow submarine has fallen off the radar. The 10-foot-long sub, built by a resident to patrol Monterey Bay during the 1940s and 1950s, was reported missing Feb. 15 from its Santa Cruz Mountains berth on Steinmaier Road by owner Carl Barker.

"It sounds bizarre," said Detective Kevin Coyne of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. "All I know is ... there's no suspects."

Irven Thomson built the vessel from an old propane tank about 60 years ago. He added a turret, hatch, windows and a cement keel, rudder and navigational instruments.

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