Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] fascinating stories

[MerlinSub@t-online.de (Carsten Standfuss)]

Hi Submadmans

I just finished the CAD drawing of the two used but identical 42 KW DC
motors arrived today here. One will be Euronauts underwater main drive -
the other get in store for spare. 

Okay.. "the 7 boats - a storm - 1 boat left" tale. (short version)

It was also Spurdog, and also the Netherlands and also at the end of the
80ies... 

The Netherland have a intercostal Sea - called "Ijsselmeer". The
Ijsselmeer is huge and covered a large area - but is seperate from the
North Sea by a seawall. 

( http://www.hannes-birnbacher.de/bilder/isselmeer-h.jpg )
( http://www.frisian-sailing.com/images/allg/vloot/ijsselmeer.gif )
( http://www.gpspositioner.nl/IJsselmSat.jpg )

One problem with that small ocean is that it is so dammed shallow..
about 6 m deep (20 feet). 

Spurdog was more or less a new boat and the builders drive them 
via small intercostal rivers to the Isselmeer for a pleasure trip. 

Than a real great storm comes over the North Sea and also over the
Isselmeer. 

During this time about 16 pleasure crafts - 15 sail- or motorboats and
one submarine was on this real 
dangerous sea- Why dangerous ? Hmm the waves there can be so high that
they goes down to the seaground.. 
"Grundsee" called here - Groundsea (?)

The crew of the sub started to get seatickness and feel uncomfortable. 
So the captain decide to dive - and put the boat on the seafloor to
rest. The boats move there a little but not so much - and the crew
sleep. The storm increase. 

After 16 hours (the time they can stay inside the sub without using
scrubbers - which were not fitted during this voyage ) thew boat blows
the tank and it was still a hard sea.. but not longer a storm. And a
beautiful sunraise.. They start diesel and they drive home. 

Nine boats reach the life saving harbour during this storm - seven boats
sunk.. and only one boat survive outside harbour - the hole time - a
submarine.  

Sometimes I tell this story to people how ask me something : "A private
submarine is a dangerous vessel - isnt it ?" 

Good Night guys - sleep well. And forgive me for my english..  Carsten


Coalbunny schrieb:
> 
> I'd like to hear the 7 boats and a storm tale.
> Carl