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

[Alex <spm2@nomad.ignorelist.com>]

Thanks for telling me about this, it's interesting.

Alex


On 20-Sep-2009 Jay K. Jeffries wrote:
> 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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