India, April 16 -- A US man has gone viral after building a miniature submarine for his pet parakeet so it could "snorkel" alongside him during a trip to Bahamas.

Steven Lawyer said he came up with the idea when he and his partner planned an extended vacation and didn't want to leave behind their six-year-old bird, Bebe.

After arranging the required paperwork to travel with the bird, he designed a custom device-dubbed the "Bebosphere"-to let the parakeet experience the ocean.

The transparent, tube-like vessel allowed Bebe to be submerged up to three feet underwater, offering a view of tropical fish and coral reefs.

Lawyer insisted the bird was comfortable throughout the experience. "I know my bird. I know what he looks like when he's ...