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Billy, thanks - this says it all.

bdi wrote:
> 
> At 02:17 PM 27/12/98 EST, DIVEREC@ao*.co* wrote:
> >At a recent dive club meeting I overheard a conversation concerning a group
of
> >cave divers in North Florida near Tallahassee. One fellow claimed that there
> >was a project going on and that they had explored over three miles of
> >underwater cave passage. Not only do I find this a mind boggling feat they
> >claim they have done it on Closed Circuit Rebreathers as well as other new
> >technologies. When I asked these diver the source of this information they
> >gave me this E-mail address.
> 
> Eric, there are two groups conducting 'explorations' in the
> Wakulla Karst Plain. Your informant appears to have mixed
> them both up. Let me separate them for you.
> 
>       WKPP                                    Wakulla 2
> (Wakulla Karst Plain Project)        (US Deep Cave Team/Bill Stone)
> 
> Open circuit scuba &                     Electronic closed-
> depth compensated                        circuit rebreathers.
> semi-closed rebreathers.
> 
> Team of over 100                         Group of divers of varying
> experienced gas, rebreather              abilities some from overseas,
> and support divers who have              a number of whom have no prior
> worked for years to increase             rebreather experience.
> their fitness and skills.
> 
> Special purpose long-                    Poor (stolen) copies of a
> range scooters.                          WKPP prototype scooter.
> 
> Occasional long-range exploration        One two-month project which failed
> dives throughout the year                to get under way last year and this
> interspersed with on-going work-up       year started late. Two weeks
> dives at other deep cave sites.          practise with new divers, scooters
>                                          and rebreathers.
> 
> 3 mile and five mile explorations,       One 600 foot penetration (though
> penetrations and every deep              the accuracy of their estimate
> cave diving distance record in the       is in question due to the
> world.                                   conflicting data they have
>                                          published on their internet
>                                          publicity site).
> 
> Uncanny safety record over thousands     Series of near-misses resulting
> of man-hours of deep diving              in unconciousness during 'training'
> exploration                              and during rebreather practise in
>                                          shallow water. One diver seriously
>                                          bent on actual cave dive.
> 
> Team members happy to talk about         Group silenced by contractual
> accomplishments and methods              obligation and threat of legal
>                                          action.
> 
> No environmental impact. One-day         Trailer park set up inside park.
> set-up, dive and break down. Park        Decompression unit dragged into
> visitors often unaware that WKPP         cave. Compressors, air banks,
> exploration is taking place.             floating crane, etc.
> 
> Map of ground-water patterns of          No map being produced since divers
> the region has been created, with        are uncertain of their location,
> point-source contamination located       even on their limited penetrations.
> and identified.
> 
> 3-D mapping survey underway              3-D mapper too big for exploration.
>                                          After 28 days of project, it has
>                                          yet to be introduced into cave.
> 
> >I would like know if any at this address could put me in touch with the
> >person/persons in charge of this project.
> 
> WKPP                                      USDCT
> George Irvine, Director                   Bill Stone
> kirvine@sa*.ne*                        BillStone@co*.co*
> 
> Also, if you frequent this list for a little
> while, you'll get to talk to the divers who do
> the body recoveries.
> 
> > I'm in the process of updating the fourth addition of "Amazing Feats of
Man".
> 
> I think Bill Stone qualifies for the Amazing
> Feat accolade for bullshitting his way through
> the State authorities who should be helping to
> protect the conduits of the Wakulla Karst Plain,
> not opening them up to an international circus.
> 
> I'm not suggesting anything more sinister, but
> if you do happen to find out how he managed it,
> do us a favour and let us know. Naming names
> would be nice too.
> 
> >If the above is true I believe this would be a very interesting addition to
> >the book.
> 
> Yep. If I can smell something strange all the way
> from Australia, it must be very ripe over there.
> >
> >Please send reply to the attention of Eric Carter as this is a shared
> E-mail adress.
> >
> >Regards E.C.
> 
> Let me know how you go.
> 
> rgrds     billyw

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