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U-boat Worx are in Breda, Holland not Dubai. I visited
them and they are quite professional and have a GL classification equal to ABS
and acceptance in Europe so Yes Triton brochure comments are misleading and
rather pointed. The new Seaquester is 3 man and quite roomy inside and
well built. They are using Li-ion batteries. I think that Triton have the edge but they are much more
costly. Competition brings out the best and the worst in people.
Chs Hugh From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Jay K.
Jeffries Brent, From my discussions with the US
Coast Guard while assisting with making plans for the Maine trip, the issue of
“classed” never came up. The USCG can stop you from operating
on any navigable waters if they think that you present a threat or a safety
issue (whether to yourself or to others). Well it looks like Jones finally
has subs in the water…it has taken him close to 20 years (and they are
the large luxury yacht submersibles that he keeps pushing but just a copy of
Link’s original concept). Haven’t spoken with him in years
but it looks like he hasn’t changed. Wasn’t U-Boat Worx
building out of Dubai? If so, they are under indictment for embezzlement
as I posted a while back. R/Jay From:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]
On Behalf Of Brent Hartwig I had a phone
conversation with Bruce Jones a while back, and he tried to make it sound like
only classed sub are allowed to operate in the U.S. waters. Of course we
know that unclassed subs have a range to currently work in. But he
didn't want to hear that. I guess some just want subbing to be a very
very exclusive club. I had also heard that in some busy harbors the Coast
Guard wants you to file a dive plan, and get clearance. Like was done when the
S101 was diving in the Seattle area. Have you guys heard about the below data,
and is there a statute I can reference? "In
most countries, including the United States, it is illegal to commercially
operate a sub not built to classification standards and operated without a
valid class certificate. In the U.S. it is at the discretion of the U.S. Coast
Guard Captain of the Port at so whether to allow private home-built or non
classed subs to operate without paying passengers in U.S waters. Submersibles
that are not classed by any classification society cannot be insured and they
cannot legally carry passengers for hire. Small, inexpensive submersibles like
those sold by U-Boat Worx fall into this category."
For more info on Triton: http://www.tritonsubs.com/files/triton-brochure.pdf There is also quite a bit
of data on the Triton subs in this new PDF brochure that is interesting. I
found the U-Boat Worx comments to be a bit rude. But maybe that's just me. As
is turns out Bruce Jones lives just minutes from me. How crazy is that. Regards, Brent
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