Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] escape & rescue]

[Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com>]

Probably beyond the scope for most of us resource and budget-wise,
but something to consider for the most extreme rescue and recovery ops:

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/subs/deepworker/sup1_deployrec.h
tml

"Search and Salvage Submersibles"

http://www.submarinebuilders.com/search_salvage_subs.htm


Perhaps adoption of some procedures from general aviation like filing a
"flight plan"  which could simply be an email message to pSubs or a
contactee
on pSubs noting :  1.) time  2.) location  3.) ETD's and ETA's ...etc.
then
an email message letting someone know you're back.  If we don't hear from
you then the GQ alarms go off.

--Steve



>Steven Mills <cirtemoeg@juno.com>
I don't think I would want to trust my fate in one rescue-submersible no
matter how well it is fitted.  As the axiom goes, if things can go
wrong...it will
then there would be two subs down.
I would want a support boat or platform with crew to monitor the
operation.
So the question is what is the minimum crew compliment and equipment
needed for a successful rescue operations besides a rescue sub with
piolt?

--Steve


On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:42:10 -0700 Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@Sun.COM>
writes:
> Hi,
> 
> We have some pictures up on the web site. Go to:
> 
> http://www.psubs.org/convention/2003/
> 
> Select "Lake Diver - K350 (2)"
> 
> The bouy is the spool thing in the picture on the left side, second 
> picture down.
> 
> Select "Lake Diver - K350 (3)"
> 
> The bouy is the spool thing in the pictures on the third row down, 
> 2nd and 3rd from left.
> Click on these pictures for close ups.  As you can see, the spool is 
> held down with bungy cords.
> What is not clear is that in the picture 2nd from left, the bungy 
> cord goes through the big hole of
> the flat bar. There is a second bar just below that one with slots 
> on each end. At the end of the
> bungy there is a knot. So the bungy goes through the big hole to be 
> held by the knot in the slot.
> The bar with the slots rotates horizontally on a shaft through the 
> hull. You can just see the weld
> buildup where that through hull is (just above the black airline and 
> below the flat bar).
> 
> To operate the bouy a quick twist  will slide the bungy knot(s) off 
> the sloted bar on one end.   Releasing the bouy which unrolls as it 
> ascends.
> 
> Regards,
> Ray
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] escape & rescue
>     Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:13:10 -0400 (EDT)
>     From: NeophyteSG@aol.com
> Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>       To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> 
>  In a message dated 10/17/03 12:07:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> mongo14904@yahoo.com writes:
> 
>      Weve got a emegency bouy system on lake diver already
> 
>      works real too
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> How does it work?  Is it tethered? Shawn *****
> 
> "To see a World in a Grain of Sand
> And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
> Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
> And Eternity in an hour."
> 
> -- Auguries of Innocence, William Blake, ca 1803
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