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Nick, I guess the 'jury' just handed out the 'verdict'. Phi > ---------- > From: KVI[SMTP:kirvine@sa*.ne*] > Reply To: kirvine@sa*.ne* > Sent: Monday, October 19, 1998 6:02 PM > To: RMC > Cc: techdiver mail list; Cost effective home improvement; cavers list > Subject: Re: Leave bad habits behind-Deep Air, Steel Stages, Solo > Buddy, Etc. > > Robert, the next time one of these idiots comes here for training, I > want to give the final exam. If they can not explain to me why it is > necessary to do things right, they fail. > > The stupidity being spread by the other agencies is embarrasing, and the > fact is it makes no sense, none of them can explain it coherently, and > it is no wonder since most of it is born of igorance, stupidity, and an > obvious lack of practical experience. > > Every day that goes by it is more glaringly apparent how dire the need > is for Jarrod Jablonski's training agency. > > I am so sick of strokes. > > > RMC wrote: > > > > Soo Seng, > > > > Please remove all mention of HALCYON from your website and promotional > > literature. I am not interested in being involved with an > > organization that > > takes safety issues so lightly. We (HALCYON) are interested in finding > > quality training operations that dive and understand the DIR methods > > and > > will do their best to increase the exposure of a superior and proven > > system. > > The dive industry has suffered enough bad press due to proven > > stupidity such > > as displayed in your report. I wish you knew better, you are a nice > > guy. > > > > Take care, > > > > RMC > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Phi Le <PLe@Se*.co*> > > To: List - Technical Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > > Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 1:23 PM > > Subject: RE: Famous WW II Wrecks > > > > Let me understand this right. > > > > A bunch of IANTD Instructor Trainers are diving on air with twin steel > > 120, > > multiple steel stages while wearing 3mm wetsuit and OMS wings, taking > > Apollo > > scooters to 67m, deco on Nitrox 60 and 70, (may be butt-mounted) MLS > > lights. > > > > And by the way, those wrecks were visited by another group of 18 > > divers just > > weeks before taken the same live-aboard. The films of the subs are > > with the > > Dutch Navy. > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Khoo Soo Seng[SMTP:khooss@si*.co*.sg*] > > > Sent: Saturday, October 17, 1998 4:52 AM > > > To: techdiver > > > Subject: Famous WW II Wrecks > > > > > > IANTD SE ASIA has successfully conducted an Expedition to the > > following > > > famous WW II wrecks along the Malaysian Coast. > > > > > > A total of eight IANTD trainned Technical Divers (3 from Singapore, > > 2 from > > > IANTD Sweden, & 3 from Russia) lead by Soo Seng Khoo of IANTD SE > > Asia > > > executed about 80 dives on the following wrecks, which was not > > visited by > > > any Technical Divers before. > > > > > > 1. Battle Cruiser - HMS "Repulse" > > > A 242 Meter (799 ft) 32,000 Ton Battle Cruiser built in 1916 > > > refurbished in 1941 with modern Armaments to join the WW II in SE > > Asia. On > > > 10 December 1941, she suffered extensive torpedo hits on her Port > > (10) & > > > Starboard (4) sides and a 250 Kg Bomb on her deck from the three > > groups of > > > Japanese Torpedo-carrying Bettys. Now lies on her Port side at a > > depth of > > > 60 meters (200 ft). Many of her artillery were visible, i.e. The > > 40mm Pom > > > Pom Guns, 20mm Oerlikon Guns, & 102mm Canons. Projectiles for the > > canons > > > were armed and spewed in the Shell Room. Her propellers were buried > > in the > > > sand except one is visible. No penetration dives were made. This > > ship lost > > > 513 lives. Captain Tennant survived. > > > > > > 2. Battleship - Prince of Wales > > > This ten month old state of the art Battleship was sent to SE Asia > > > to show the commitments of the British during the War. She was the > > Command > > > ship of Force Z. A third of its 35,000 tons of steel consisted of > > armour > > > plating (16" thick) and a complex system of bulkheads had earned her > > the > > > nickname of HMS Unsinkable. She suffered extensive torpedo hits on > > her > > > Port (2) & Starboard (5) sides and two 500 Kg Bomb on her deck. Now > > lies > > > completely upside down at a depth of 67 meters (220 ft). Her hull > > looked > > > like a huge reef. She lost 327 men. Among whom were the Captain John > > Leach > > > and Admiral Phillips. Some of the Artillery were visible, but the > > main > > > Guns were either buried in the sand or may have been detached from > > it's > > > base and dropped off as she sank. No penetration dives were made. > > > > > > 3. Dutch Submarine - O16 > > > Launched in 1936 using the New Techniques of welding instead of > > > riveting. She sunk more than six Japanese troopships during the War. > > On > > > the night of 14/15 December 1941, she struck a Japanese mine and > > sunk with > > > all hand except Quartermaster C. de Wolf. She was under the command > > of Lt > > > Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker. The wreck is still pretty intact. The > > instructment > > > at the conning tower is still there except the compass, wheel & the > > radio > > > direction finder. The navigation lights are still firmly attached to > > the > > > sail. The periscope is down and intact. No penetration dives were > > made. > > > > > > 4. Mine Sweeper "Banka" > > > This converted Mine Sweeper from Singapore was struck by the a > > > Japanese mine. The wooden superstructure is a heap of rotting wood. > > The > > > front Gun is still visible. The engine room was penetrated during > > the > > > dives. > > > > > > > > > Equipment Used > > > 1. Dive Rite Superwing & OMS Wings > > > 2. Nitek3 Dive Computer > > > 3. IANTD Hard tables > > > 4. Steel 10L & 12 L tanks charged to 232 Bar > > > 5. Steel 120 cu.ft > > > 6. Stages are steel 7L, & Al. 80 cu.ft > > > 7. Poseidon Regulators (short & long Hoses) > > > 8. Apollo DPV > > > 9. Haskel Booster pump > > > 10. Dive Rite Lift Bags & Reel > > > 11. 3mm wet suit & DUI shell suit > > > > > > Dive Profile; > > > Bottom Time; 20 to 30 minutes > > > SIT; 3 to 4 hours > > > Depth; between 54 to 67 meters (178 to 220 ft) > > > Temperature Around 30'C ( 88'F) > > > Condition Easy diving > > > Bottom Gases used; Air & Trimix > > > Deco Gases EAN 50, 70, 80 & 100% > > > Camera 4 Nikonos V with 15mm lens > > > Video 3 VH-1000 with Sea & Sea Housing > > > Lights Dive Rite MLS & AUL > > > Photographs will be posted at our web site when ready > > > > > > Soo Seng Khoo > > > IANTS SE ASIA > > > 196 Pandan Loop #06-17 > > > "PanTech" Industrial Complex > > > Singapore 128384 > > > Tel; +65-776.7227 > > > Fax; +65-7733.239 > > > http://www.iantdsea.com > > > email: khooss@si*.co*.sg* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > Robert M Carmichael > > HALCYON / Brownie's Third Lung > > http://www.halcyon.net > > http://www.browniedive.com > > http://www.selfrescue.com > > http://www.technicaldiving.com > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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