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this article in today’s news. Respectfully, Jay
K. Jeffries Andros
Is., Bahamas Vive vt vivas WSBTV.com
Homemade Sub Stolen, Sold For Scrap
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/15847652/detail.html
POSTED: 2:51 pm EDT April 10, 2008 HIGH FALLS, Ga. -- Some people dream about traveling
to the stars. Ernie Godfrey's desire was a little more down to earth. Actually his dream was to travel underwater -- in his own
homemade submarine. With 10 years of hard work and more than $30,000 Ernie made
that wish come true. Then two thieves shattered that dream for $800 cash. Godfrey built his own four-man submarine several years ago. "My father created a fully working submarine made of
navy issue submersible glass and steel," said daughter Shelly Stevens in
an e-mail to WSB-TV Channel 2. After several years of work Godfrey and his sub were ready
for their big debut. In a pond on the family's property near High Falls in
Monroe County a big gathering of friends, along with a few paramedics, watched
his dreams sink; and everybody celebrated. The sub worked. Godfrey began making adjustments and started
negotiations with officials about using the sub to search for drugs hidden
under ships. Shortly after that the family moved to Jasper in the north
Georgia mountains. The little sub was left behind until arrangements could be
made to ship it north. Before that could happen Godfrey died. Without its inventor
the sub was forgotten; Godfrey's family too busy to bring the sub to Jasper. Then the family got a call from a Monroe County deputy. The
sub was missing -- stolen from the family's property. After months of investigating, detectives found the sub, or
what was left of it, in a junk yard. Police said a neighbor of the Godfrey's
and another man stole the submarine and sold it for scrap, collecting $800. The family is trying to negotiate an out-of-court settlement
with the accused thieves. "Hopefully the two men will be forced to pay back the
entire amount and whatever else a man's dream is worth," said the daughter
of the man who dreamed deep. Copyright 2008 by WSBTV.com. All
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