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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First submarine dive



Hi Antoine,
It's a huge sub with heaps of room inside.
This link shows it's vital statistics & inside view.
http://www.submarinesafaris.com/t/uk/sub-fun.htm
must have cost a fortune; they'd need to do a lot of dives
to justify the investment.
Alan
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Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First submarine dive

I think it is its sister sub on the Lanzarote island, operated by the same company.
My 'dive certificate' showed those two subs have logged 20,000 dives together... (since 1997 I think).
that is quite a lot, sending some 800,000 people underwater
 
regards
Antoine
 


 
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Alan James <alanjames@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
Sounds great fun Antoine.
Is this the sub
Alan
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Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:13 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First submarine dive

Hello all,
 
I had a nice experience last week, I took a dive for the first time in a sub, a tourist sub on the coast of one of the Canary Isles.
For a guy that has thought about building a submarine for a few years without touching one,
it is quite exciting (though not to the point to pee in your pants ;-0 )
the sub itself was a big (100ton) 18m long cylinder, moved by 6 15kW orientable thrusters, quite slow, but with very good viewing (two seats for a large 22" window)
the dive lasted for about 45mn, went down to 45m depth. The feeling of a very slow motion free fall when the ballasts are purged felt weird (It did not feel like there was a HBT on the sub).
But the best was to see my 3yr old son's face glued to the window, as a big sting ray with a diver playing with it passed by our window...
 
cheers
Antoine