Raimo-

They used the Suffolk police department as their subject, and the footage 
looked pretty real to me.

   Jim

>The  dateline show (I did not see it) did not show anything close to the
>truth-I konw the truth (most of it anyway). These Police divers, who NEVER
>dive this deep (unless while diving on their own ONCE IN A BLUE MOON),
>started diving the crash site using single 80's, viking dry suits, no BCD's,
>positive pressure AGA masks, no backup masks or regs, and were scared shit.
>This was only the tip of the iceberg.
>
>These Police and fire dept. divers are great at no vis, 30-40 deep in the
>hudson river, looking for bodies and evidence, but they were in way over
>their head on this one-and they know it. They have ZERO diving experience and
>training at these depths amongst dangerous wreckage, and it was unfortunate
>that local politicians and the US Navy placed these divers at extreme risk
>for the recovery, not rescue, of bodies.
>
>I apologize to the FEW PD and FD divers that were capable of these dives, but
>then those that were capable were using the wrong equipment anyway.
>
>Safe diving,
>
>Raimo.

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