Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Psub in distress

Vance,

I've briefly looked at those acoustic units for divers, looks like it would be relatively inexpensive to implement this for the sub and surface support boat.

My thoughts with these units is more for pinpointing location prior to surfacing, so your surface support can clear you for surfacing with confidence, a real consideration here for crowded popular dive sites. As a diver, I always made it a point to come up under my own boat.

Nice dual redundancy though, a buoy and a locator...not bad!

Joe

From: vbra676539@aol.com
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Psub in distress
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:09:26 -0500

Joe, What about tracking? Vance

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From: joeperkel@hotmail.com
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Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Psub in distress

Oystein,

We have discussed this at length, and is always worthwhile as a discussion to be revisited. The general consensus is as you say, self rescue is the best course.

You simply need to be able to get out of a flooded sub. Saturation issues aside for a moment, even here in Florida, exposure can be an issue...in Norway....I don't even want to think about it!

A non-flooded casualty (entanglement), with sufficient reserve and surface communication, you might evaluate the situation for external help if risk is negligible (depth?).

The marker buoy in my case is to serve two purposes..1) keep vessels clear of the downed sub 2) mark it for recovery.

Joe

From:  "Ã?ystein Skarholm" <skarholm@gmail.com>
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To:  personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject:  [PSUBS-MAILIST] Psub in distress
Date:  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 15:00:23 +0100
>Have anyone considered the probability to be rescued in case of an
>emergency in submerged stage ? A distress buoy can help getting
>attention, but what else? I think submariners in psubs needs to be
>able to rescue them self. Up here in Norway, we have no rescue
>vessels
>for quick response in matters like this. Looking back to the rescue
>of
>KURSK, we are talking about days before rescue arrives. Thoughts
>anyone?
>
>--
>Vennlig hilsen
>Ã?ystein Skarholm
>
>
>
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