Re: support vessels

[Tim Stolar <stolarsubcorp@yahoo.com>]

I agree.. I just don't understand why the Navy doesn't
at least convert one of their old LA boats into
something like this, or possibly even an old diesel
boat.  Heck, they love to dismantle them so much, so
what the hey.  But, even so, they could still use an
existing boat.  That is a very good idea you came up
with David.

Best Always,

Tim Stolar




--- David Buchner <buchner@wcta.net> wrote:
> I've been hearing bits of the news about this latest
> downed-at-sea airliner, and the salvage efforts.
> It's supposed to be in like 250 feet of water, and
> they keep having to delay because of the weather.
> I'm guessing this is due to the requirements of the
> surface vessels rather than the zubmersibles. There
> are the ships from which they operate the ROV, and
> the ones dragging sonar instruments, and so on.
> 
> It occurred to me that it would be useful for people
> conducting this kind of operation to be able to run
> the whole thing underwater, and ignore the surface
> conditions altogether. Wouldn't it be great to have
> undewater operations, including this kind but also
> research and exploration ones, supported by really
> big submarines? A navy nuclear sub has all those
> torpedo and missile-launcher tubes which could
> launch smaller vessels -- all kinds of sensing
> equipment -- communications -- the ability to hang
> around underwater a really long time. Why don't they
> do this? This isn't really a P-Subs issue, as few of
> us have that kind of money, but hey.
> 
> -- 
> David
> buchner@wcta.net 
> Osage MN USA
> http://customer.wcta.net/buchner
> 
> 
> 

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