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Boy, it
sure makes you think, doesn’t it?
I know I’m not totally informed about what’s “really” happening but if
it’s just a fishing net I don’t see why they can’t just throw a bunch of
steel-cabled grappling hooks down there and rip it to pieces. They could possibly bring the sub up in
it if it’s really a tangled mess.
What if it’s actually a ASW net, though. That would be heavy steel and probably installed solid
enough to hold a full size nuke sub if entrapped. Made me
wonder if anyone has thought about putting an emergency valve on the outside of
their sub that surface air could be connected to in case of emergency? It could be made in such a way that
several different connections would be possible (SAE, Metric, etc.). Could even be connected to some
unwindable hose to get it closer to the surface. If air could be supplied by a surface compressor it could
certainly extend the time rescuers may need to figure out how to raise a sub or
at least untangle it. I just t/w
my son who is a commercial diver and he says the outer limit for saturation
diving is right around 600 feet.
In fact, he only knows one or two divers who have been past 500. It’s really hard on the body and not
all commercial divers can do it.
Generally, if deeper than 350 feet for any amount of time anymore they
switch to 1atm. WASP or NUTE (sp?) suits.
Its those hard robot looking suits with claws for hands. He was just on a job where they were
doing 1,000fsw “pops” (as he called it)in 1atm hardsuits. If more dexterity is required, they
lower a diver in a bell for the job and then he has to go into a special diving
habitat for a few days to decompress.
Miserable work, at best. All we can
do now is pray. Best
Regards, Cliff |