I am not sure if anybody is really interested in this, but I've
compile to exerts from the press coverage that might be of
interest.
Herve used to be on the mailing list.
Cheers,
Ian.
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[[A submarine accident]]
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/15/dubai-world-initially-excited-to-find-stuart-sub/
Miller on Tuesday recounted how most of Jaubert's submarines that they
tested were unsafe and often leaked.
"Sometimes they leaked a little bit," he said, "and sometimes they
were significant."
While testing one submersible underwater, Miller said he watched it turn
nose up, flip over and ram into mud, temporarily trapping the diver inside.
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[[Phil Nuytten asked to testify]]
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/17/no-headline---tc_mc_dubai_trial/
To that end, Dubai World lawyers called to testify Canadian diving
pioneer Phil Nuytten, founder of the undersea technology company Nuytco
Research Ltd. He told jurors when he visited Dubai in 2006 to review
Jaubert’s submarine prototypes, he was impressed with the operation but
worried over a submersible yacht dubbed Proteus, built to operate on the
surface and dive underwater with 14 people onboard.
He said he feared the systems Jaubert was using on the Proteus would
fail to maintain the proper pressure underwater.
“I was concerned about the physical possibility of the vessel working
as it was designed,” Nuytten said. “There are huge liability possibilities.”
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[[The embezzling part isn't so interesting, things like over charging.]]
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/16/dubai-world-audits-show-lot-money-unaccounted-subs/
In one example, Yip testified that records showed Jaubert in 2005 charged
Exomos $186,600 for two "hydrojets" that a supplier actually sold him for
$162,772. Jaubert, she said, also billed Exomos for a $18,600 service charge
paid to his Seahorse Submarine firm.
"In other words, he padded the price that he added the service charge to?"
asked Dubai World attorney Jon C. Cederberg.
"Correct," Yip replied.
-----Original Message-----
From: irox<irox@ix.netcom.com>
Sent: Feb 15, 2011 9:57 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Herve Jaubert on trail over Exomos
In Fort Piece, Fl:
http://www.bradenton.com/2011/02/15/2957751/submarines-for-sultans-trial-begins.html
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/10/trial-starts-monday-to-decide-if-former-stuart/
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