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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sub Curacao

Hi, Alan!
Didn't mean to flog an 'already-corrected' horse - but I didn't read Vince's post until I'd already responded to yours ( a bad habit of mine). You're quite correct, the 'Stella Maris' was intended as a Scuba destination-cum-artificial reef - at around 90 to 120 feet. It got away from the sinkers and slid down the slope to it's current location.  Two massive chains lead upslope to the equally massive anchors at the intended depth. Scuba's loss is submersible's gain!
Re: Psub convention at Curacao - not a bad idea, I can almost certainly guarantee that any Psubbers worth his salt would get the sub-dive of a lifetime! If there's any interest, let me run it by the folks at Substation-Curacao!
Phil
P.S. I'll try to post some neat u/w shots of the Curasub in the next day or so.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan James
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sub Curacao

Hi Phil:
Thanks, Vance kindly pointed out my faux pas.
I believe the Stella Maris was a "mistake" also. It was supposed to be sunk to
recreational scuba diving depth but ended up at 450ft.
I have been checking out the Curacao web site for updates but as you say,
I think they're having too much fun diving.
With dive descriptions like you've given it probably wouldn't take too much to
convince the Psub crowd to leave their boats at home & go to Curacao for the
next convention.
Regards Alan
 
 ----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sub Curacao

Hi, Alan:
Errr, that was actually Aquarius ('AQ') arriving in Curacao for the pilot training and site familiarisation dives a year and a half ago - tbut, they are diving their brains out with the new 'Curasub' - multiple dives every day. I don't think the 'SubStation Curacao' website is keeping up but their u/w photog Barry Brown sent us some great shots - I'll be heading down there in the next couple of weeks, strictly (ahem)business, of course. May have to do a couple of dives on the 'beauty run' to the wreck of the 'Stella Maris' - pretty wild, the ship is a couple of hundred feet long, or more, and you can turn all your lights out (at around 500 feet) and still see the whole wreck, end to end. Clear water!
    If you're thinking about a winter vacation, check out Curacao - great SCUBA diving too!
Tough life, this building of little submarines . . .
Phil
 
- Original Message -----
From: Alan James
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:49 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sub Curacao

Hi all,
Some of you who were at convention may have missed the posts on Phils new sub "Curacao"
arriving at Sub Station Curacao.
Here's a youtube slide show of the arrival.
There are more pictures on the Sub station Curacao site.
Great looking sub, I think Curacao might be NO 1 on my holiday destination wish list.
Congratulations Phil on another great sub.
Regards Alan