RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hello; Design; Materials; Thanks

["Jay K. Jeffries" <bottomgun@mindspring.com>]

Alex,
You have a naïve view of this issue.  There have been a whole lot of
semi-submersible drug ships sent out of Colombia.  Previously it has been
guessed that only a small percentage were caught.  The cartel improved the
design to lessen the heat signature.  The US took a seized semi-submersible
drug boat to Key West and have since conducted a thorough op eval of their
capabilities.  Would bet that there are new tactics that result in a much
larger number now being seized.  In addition, legislation was passed that
instituted significant fines and jail times to deter the owners, builders,
and operators of these units.  If it wasn't a significant issue, Federal
legislation would not have been passed.  There is a big concern that if
drugs can be run with these boats, terrorists and weapons could also be
carried.
R/Jay



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On Behalf Of Alex
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 6:59 PM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hello; Design; Materials; Thanks

There seem to be a great number of anonymous people on the Internet who like
to spread  fear, saying that some government agency will come raid you if
you do anything off the beaten track, even if it is perfectly legal. I don't
know where these people come from but we must ignore them. Besides what they
say is usually completely untrue anyway. There is no fun in life living as a
coward.
Now that he said the DEA or HS might come visit, it makes me want to do it
more. 

I thought that any drug dealer worth 2 cents would have his cargo in a
submerged container attached to a cable, and when trouble comes the evidence
is dropped to the ocean floor. Are submarines used to transport drugs? I've
heard one or two stories in the online news of some submarine that was
caught with drugs, but they were really crappy subs that were mostly like
surface boats.
There must not be many subs used to transport drugs, or they just never get
caught!

I bet the government doesn't want people to have personal submarines, for
the same reasons that tyrannical governments have in the past, and they're
trying to get submarines to have a bad reputation by the general public. It
has worked somewhat, because after only a few news stories where some
"submarine" that looks a lot like a regular boat was caught with drugs,
anyone who has heard of that story will likely think of drugs now.

Alex






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