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Happy new year Psubbers everywhere!
just thought i'd send a greeting and include a link
that may be of interest especially to the UK members.
I'm sure many people have heard of the Underwater
Centre in Fort William, Scotland. I understand they have a reputation for
being one of the best commercial diver training centres in the world.
I have just got back from a wonderful New Year in
Scotland where i was fortunate to be able to visit the newly opened Ocean
Frontier centre.
Apart from the facilities to be able to try out
various commercial diving suits, there are a couple of ROV's available for use
within their indoor tank and out in the Loch.
As i am trying to build an ROV at the moment the
opportunity to fly £250K+ of kit was quite educational. but the more important
aspect of the centre, at least to this group is they have a submersible which is
available for trips, not one of those touristy type subs but this one is a three
man version called 'Morzh'. As far as i know this is the only operational
submersible in the UK offering this service that i have come
across.
During the trip there is the opportunity to
actually pilot the sub yourself however when i had booked my trip they had a
technical hitch and the trip got cancelled.
Not too sure of the cost, i was originally quoted
(and paid) £150 for a trip but i was told that the prices had gone up because
the costs of running the sub were not being covered by the fee which is now
somewhere around the £250 mark.
Anyway, hope this info is useful to someone, no
doubt i'll be taking the 8+ hours drive back there in the summer to get a ride
in it.
Best Regards
Steve
UK
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