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There was a wreck salvager in our area who tried something of the sort,
and had to hire a newt suit to go untangle the ROV... hmmmm... an extra
$10,000...

yeah, right ;)

-Laura

> Mark
> 
> Holy shit!!  Are you for real??  You have got to be kidding.  There were
> several posts regarding how some people had the same idea and tried this.
>  The result was that they had to hire some cave divers to go down a retrieved
> a tangled up bullshit mess.  Will you just think.  How much cable would it
> need?  How big would it have to be?  How will it deploy and pick up the
> cable?  
> 
> Leave the cave diving to the pros (the WKPP).  They have been doing it for
> some time and it is very evident that they have a clue, where as you do not.
>  
> 
> If there was a better way, don't you think they would do it?
> 
> Mike
> 
> Mark wrote:
> 
> 
> George, if you guys are so interested in DOING IT RIGHT and
> SAFETY can you tell me why you risk your lives when ROV's
> could do a better safer job exploring those nasty caves. Hell,
> you would probably be done by now and could get on to some
> other worthwhile project with your "team".
> 
> But, of course YOU wouldn't have the end of the line, your
> robot's would. It would be the BEST way, though. And you are
> a stickler for BEST, regardless of cost. Or are there areas
> where even you will weigh cost vs. risk?
> 
> You are not the be all, end all. But you do make interesting
> reading.
> 
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