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Guys I don't want to give away any details before JJ gets back but the trip was a great success despite having bad weather. The video acquired on this trip will blow everyone away. The first days video was far more impressive than all of the stuff in Ballard's project that was shown a few years ago, and that was just the beginning. Hold onto your pants and just wait for the show to air.(details to follow) This is one BIG WRECK. The best of the footage will be held until the show airs.(it will be approx 2 hr documentary) The stuff that has been posted to the web updates don't come close to telling the story. Did I tell you that this is one BIG WRECK. :-) Bob -----Original Message----- From: kirvine@sa*.ne* <kirvine@sa*.ne*> To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*> Cc: Tech Diver <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 7:38 AM Subject: Re: Scootering inside wrecks >They were under contract to produce a TV show - I do not know what >production company . Bob Sherwood is back, he probably has the details. >Robert spoke to JJ and JJ said they got very good multi chip digital >video of the whole wreck. I believe the pictures on the GUE website are >taken from that digital footage. > >Due to the time difference, I have not been able to speak to JJ. Every >time he calls the signal is no good. The last time he called, Robert and >I were in the middle of a bike ride. > >The only thing I can say without talking to any of them is that is >should be apparent that DIR methods are superior for wreck diving , cave >diving skills are superior for wreck diving, the equipment we have >developed and perfected is superior for wreck diving, and the bullshit >that the strokes have always dreamed about Florida cave divers not being >able to dive anything but cave is baloney. > >But you already know that . JJ grew up diving in Palm Beach, and both he >and I did a ton of diving in the ocean before we ever saw a cave. I was >gas diving before I ever saw a cave. In fact, one of the only reasons I >ever started cave diving was to have something to dive when the weather >was too bad to go ofshore. > >The fact is that strokes don't live long cave diving, but get away with >wreck diving for ever I ( mostly ), and based on the number of strokes >who dive wreck successfully, it would be hard to believe that a guy like >JJ could not walk down and F them all in wreck diving. > >Personally, I would rather drift along and see what comes next on the >ocean floor, just as I like to see what is around the next corner in a >cave. Can't help it, I keep coming back. > >Jim Cobb wrote: >> >> George, I see Barry was on the trip, so there will be some good video. >> Will there be a tape or is this going to be on Discovery or something? >> >> Jim >> >> Sender: kirvine@sa*.ne* Date: 9/3/99 7:01 PM >> >> >Being able to operate a scooter in anything is one of our specialties. >> >Scootering in a wreck is perfectly normal for a non-stroke. Of course, >> >as with eveything else, the correct gear is essential. Look at the >> >"Extreme Cave Diving " video and see for yourself. >> > >> >BTW, I do not like to see the old version of these scooters used >> >repeatedly at these depths, although they seem to do well with it. >> > >> >In the case of these divers, I see their scooters all of the time so can >> >check them, and have the parts and machinery to fix them. Those of you >> >who are not near me need to go easy on the repeated deep diving beyond >> >300 unless they are the new version. If you are one of the idiots who >> >has a fake copy, trust me when I tell you not to take them deep. If you >> >have the copy-proof new version, do whatever with it. >> > >> > >> >Jim Cobb wrote: >> >> >> >> To all who gave me shit about scootering inside wrecks, I offer this >> >> statement from the '99 GUE Britannic expedition, and I quote: >> >> >> >> "The Britannic is slowly giving up her secrets. Jablonski, Georgitisis, >> >> and Cole made a significant penetration effort into the Britannic, >> >> spending over thirty minutes at depth documenting the interior. The team >> >> had no problems negotiating the ship's interior spaces with short body >> >> Gavin scooters, all the while carrying their 120' and 190' stages." >> >> >> >> Phhhhhhhhiiitttt! So there... >> >> >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >> > >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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