[PSUBS-MAILIST] Emergency Buoy

[Joe Perkel]

Im still trying to wrap my head around two men sealed into a 36" ID steel drum on a sunny day in Florida!
 
Joe


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From: Alan <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com>
To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 1:29 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Emergency Buoy


I don't think Alec will mind me mentioning this. 
After Alec & Steve's epic dive, which preceded with them being towed for hours in Snoopy;
It was discovered that the cord on the emergency release buoy was tangled & wouldn't have
been  operational if they had wanted to deploy it.
It was probably all the wave motion through towing, hitting the drum & causing it to spool
& birds nest. 
They dived without opening the hatch, so weren't aware of the problem.
I am not sure of the release mechanism that Alec uses, but this is another thing that needs
to be thought about in design & operation.
Alan


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