Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Russian Submersible

[solomon D <solomondees@yahoo.com>]

The media has changed the story from fishing net to
underwater antanne. I have never heard on an
underwater antanne before?? I think they are not
telling the whole truth on this one as usual. I
noticed that the article also mentioned that russia is
supposed to take part in a major military exercise
with china soon. Something about settling a conflict
in a foreign land. Am I the only one a little
unsettled by that thought?

--- Cliff McDonald <cmcdonald@applikonusa.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 



		
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