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Hey Greg, It's a interesting story to follow. The footage of the six gills eating the horse was taken by the National Geographic folks and should air soon. Perhaps they have postponed the airing to see how bad the flack will be. I've seen some still pictures of it, and it's pretty wild. I thought the Honduran sales tax was pretty high being at 12% and though at first that perhaps it was a penalty just for Karl, but 12% is the norm for Honduras since it jumped from 7% in 1998. "Is it safe? The deep diving submersible Idabel is not classed or insured due to extreme overhead cost and paperwork involved. I personally got involved with submersibles to explore the oceans, not deal with inspectors, lawyers and insurance agents. I have, however, incorporated most safety systems that any classed and insured submersible would have. This submarine you will be riding in is the result of over 24 years of dedicated effort on my part to design the best vehicle possible. As of the spring of 2008, the two vessels I have designed and built have made well over 1000 dives. The worst injury anyone suffered during this was scratching their forehead in the process of boarding.Some safety features of Idabel include:
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 01:34:47 -0600 From: gregc02@gmail.com To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Stanley Submarines Back Up & Runnin I'll second that! The more people whine, here... http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2008/10/21/capt-stanleys-unlicensed-diy-shark-dives/ the better I like the guy! I'd love to do a dive with him, hell, maybe I will! Good going Karl; I hope to see you down there! Greg PS Good additions to the discussion Brent! On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 12:34 AM, David Bartsch <dbartsch2236@hotmail.com> wrote:
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