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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:41:59 -0400
From: Katherine Irvine <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: DIR
To: Scaleworks@ao*.co*
CC: wwm@sa*.ne*, techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Brittanic dives
Kevin, I'll ask JJ, but I am sure he will be doing it like we always do.
This is warm , clear water as well. The current, much like here in
Florida, is in the first 0-150 feet of water. This allows pulling a
freediving float with cave line and using that as the deco marker. Once
they are decompressing, the boat is drifting with them, just like we do
it here. The float does not sink when stopped.

I think they will be examining the areas where the liner has damage from
the outside in, rather than diving through the whole ship. This will
make penetrations quick and to the point. With my scooters they can
travel the whole ship in less than ten minutes.

Scaleworks@ao*.co* wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 99-08-09 17:34:01 EDT, wwm@sa*.ne* writes:
> 
> <<
>  The upcoming Brittannic dives are GUE's first major expedition.
>  If you are looking to find some hole in our collective logic with respect to
>  the WKPP and GUE philosophy and methodologies, I suggest you look elsewhere.
>   >>
> Hi Bill,
> 
> Easy man, I am actually interested in how GUE will be approaching this dive
> and what the goals are. I was merely wondering if you guys were going to be
> doing extended bottom times to do the necessary penetrations to determine the
> reason for the sinking of an unsinkable. If so, I was interested in how the
> logistics of deco in the open ocean will be handled, and if any gear and
> technique will be changed or adapted to handle this. I have an interest in
> maritime history, ocean liners, disasters at sea, and deep ocean wreck
> diving, hence my question. I thanked George for his kind response, and will
> email JJ to see if any information on the expedition is forthcoming.
> 
> Later,
> 
> Kevin


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