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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Russian Sub Sunk
Hi Guys- I feel sorry for those guys ( or anyone left ), it must be a cold,
lonely way to die. Damn national pride - get those guys off the ocean
floor!!!
Sincerely,
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wade Carson" <wacarson@interchange.ubc.ca>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 9:42 AM
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Russian Sub Sunk
> Actually, there are three full pages worth in my newspaper today. Phil
> managed to get himself half a page so they still have the local
connection.
> He's a bit of a local celebrity.
>
> They are saying that the RAF sub has the ability to mate at that angle and
> it's on its way to the scene. Unfortunately, it sounds like it might be
too
> little too late.
>
> WAde
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of Michael B
> Holt
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 7:26 AM
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Russian Sub Sunk
>
>
> On Thu, 17 Aug 2000 10:04:51 EDT SFreihof@aol.com writes:
> ><< I can't believe no one is discussing the Russian
> > submarine that is sitting on the bottom of the Barents
> > Sea! There are 116 Russians beneath 354 feet of water,
> > who is gonna go get them? >>
> >
> >
> >I can't believe how quickly this incident has dropped off the radar of
> >the national news organizations....
>
> I can. News like this is too impersonal to sell advertising time.
> No one who isn't "in the community" really cares about or
> understands what's going on, and the mass media knows
> that. Now, a celebrity murder or a lead drummer getting
> busted for carrying cocaine, THAT'S important to the
> average guy.
>
> Does anyone recall the news coverage of the "No Time
> On Our Side" event? I think it was sidebars on the front
> pages for the first day, then it retreated inside.
>
> On the engineering side of this, have we heard anything
> about how to design a rescue sub that will mate at that
> extreme angle?
>
> We can be happy, however, that at least this accident
> doesn't seem to include massive release of radiation.
>
>
> Mike
> --
>
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