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From: <Wahooorg@ao*.co*>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 22:34:14 EST
Subject: Fwd: Fishing photos
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
capt jt,
    Thanks for your candid answer,  I don't have any problems with you it's 
what Gary said in his books.What he printed it in his books are lies for 
everyone to see. and that's not good for anyone, the dive industry takes a 
bashing everytime something happens without Gary telling lies.  If Gary had 
printed the truth we would'nt be doing this.. HE HAS AN OBLIGATION TO PRINT 
THE TRUTH? if he writing History and what he wrote is wron and is called 
Artistic writting. Gary attacked almost every boat captain he sailed with in 
his book, wait for your turn. Gary was thinking no one had a way to answer 
his allegations and he was wrong when I get through with this issues it will 
stay posted forever. The way Gary writes he acts like he Clark Kent and 
Superman, tardar here I am SUPER GARY. I still have some of the wire cable 
that came off of Ornsby and it doesn't have any hack saw marks on it. Along 
with the two videos shot that day. Gary made you believe he was the one that 
thought of tieing a rope with clips to Ornsby, he wasnt I was thinking how do 
I explain to the Coast guard I lost the victim and guess what Garys clip bent 
on his lift bag and Ornsby went straight down attached to the anchor and all 
the crew was out of time and I asked one of  Billy friend to resend Ornsby 
up. Call Neal Watson and ask his the way it went down with Ornsby recovery
     Billy Campbell, the diver that drifted away from the Wahoo and it was 
his own fault, not the Wahoo's or it crew of which Gary so quickly forgot he 
was one of (maybe he was asleep then as usual) . If the swim line was not 
deployed it would have been the crews fault and he was one of the crew but 
there was a swim line out.  (I have a video that was shot on the Wahoo after 
Billy return that Chris Dillon shot and a second one that Billy Campbell and 
I shot for a re-inactment at the dock) After Billy told me the story,  I gave 
Billy Campbell my personal gear harness that he uses to this day.  Captain 
Donnie Schnell was standing watch at the stern with his back to the ladder 
watching the swim line for divers returning, Billy let go of the anchor line 
underwater after finishing his deco and swam submerged under the Wahoo trying 
to put his camera line over his head, (no place to clip it off) when he 
surfaced he was 20 or 30 feet behind the stern and seen Donnie there, never 
called out for help. He then ducked back underwater to swim to the ladder 
only to be carried further away by the strong current and out of ear shot of 
the Wahoo. His email address is OceanRov@ao*.co*. ask him. 
    The Italians is another issue, there were 5 people involved plus Janet 
throughout the entire incident. Joel Silverstein, Hank Garvin, Billy Deans, 
John Moyer and Janet Bieser. The story can go anyway the person that reads it 
wants it to go. Moyer Billy and Gary had there own agenda to find the Bell. 
There concern was how to get to the bow and if they had a problem with Billy 
scooter they needed the inflatable. Janet said "you go fuck yourselves the 
Italians are OK they aren't leaving the anchor line" and they all had 50 feet 
of PINK  swim line to attach to the anchor not to get lost.
    If you hadn't posted what you had read in Gary book I would have not had 
the opportunity to address they issues.
    In running a large dive boat we have enough thing happen that are true 
not to bash the dive boat community with lies. You don't even realize that 
indirectly Gary shooting at all dive boat operators, in reading his boat he 
just about call us all in comperdents and he's the only one that know what to 
do.
    Gary did'nt tell you that when larry Keen cancelled his Monitor trip at 
the last minute, he called me just about crying "Steve what do I do we don't 
have a boat to get to the Monitor" and after I told him what to do and 
brought all the grond tackel and buoys we got to dive the Monitor in 1990. 
This was a six year battle that I was part of since 1984 when Gary asked me 
to join the dive team and also one of the expert wittnesses at the trial 
along with Hal Watts, Billy Deans, Ceil Connelly and Gary with Peter Hess as 
attorney. Gary never won this on his own, he did pay for it.
    keep checking my web site for all the updates on the saga of Gary 
Gentilie and the Wahoo. I also have copies of the letters Gary and Captain 
George Hoffman wrote, with Gary accusing George of only want to make money 
running his dive boat (well the nerve of george want to make money for 
tranporting divers)  and not just taking diver out because he loved diving. 
Gary carrying a lot of baggage around and he not dumping it on me because he 
a shallow person.
 thanks
 captain steve bielenda
 PS there more to come in the saga of Gary Gentilie & Wahoo
 
 In a message dated 11/25/1999 4:54:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
captjt@mi*.co* writes:
 
 << Hi Steve
  Since my original post , I felt the need to know the truth myself , I 
  called John Moyer.I do not need to talk to Gary has he has his version in 
  the book.I would have called Billy Deans , but don't know him personally.I 
  knew you would handle anything on your end as you have already done.
  I talked to John for some time and this is what he told me.
  
  John said that to the best he could remember it was over the trail line or 
  something , but was not sure , he had already spoken to Billy Deans the 
  night before as they were talking about the post and ME as Billy had 
  already heard about the post and wanted to know something about me.John had 
  told him(Billy)  that I had not been attacking him and that he would send 
  him a copy of the post if Billy wanted it to see for himself as someone had 
  added things to it when they told him , John also told him he would enjoy 
  diving with me if he got the chance , since they were good  friends Billy 
  dropped it at that.As to how much of the Wahoo thing they went over I don't 
  know.
  To the point , John has said I may quote him on this if it ever came up, as 
  he will not post himself , he is a lurker.
  To him the main point to the story is true , meaning its does not matter if 
  it was the trail line , chase boat , or any other function of the 
  boat.Since you already have posted it on your  web site I feel it is Ok to 
  post it now.
  The fact that Janet said she did not care if the Italians died as long as 
  it happen when they're off her boat , they're on their own, is the 
  point.John Moyer said that it happen and was true.
  At that point we both agreed the best thing would be to just let it go away 
  , as things on techdiver have a week or two of life and fade away.
  I had no plan to ever bring it up again , on the boat last Sunday a diver 
  ask me why my name was on the wahoo web site , I did not know about it , so 
  I looked and there is this covering  it all.I still would not have said 
  anything but , I got an email from JIM Cobb that I thought was private and 
  replied to it asking him if he had seen it , VBtech has no approve to be 
  done so it went to all and I could not stop it.He in turn loves to get 
  things going and answered only on VBtech it is a small list sever but you 
  are on it.
  But now you have put it on techdiver which goes to alot , which I will 
answer.
  I  always feel when I come out here I am armed with the truth , sometimes I 
  may be misinformed and will correct these things if I can.This is one 
  reason  I am able to put up with Georges crap.
  As for Gary , I know Gary , have dived with Gary , what do I think of Gary 
  , thats my opinion and I will keep it to myself.
  I will say this , as I have tried to write stories for my web site to help 
  others not make the same mistakes as I have seen , lessons are learned from 
  those that have done it, seen it , still do it.I get permission from the 
  divers I write about and yes they all do not think what I see is what 
  really happen , some of my stories do not make print as these people I 
  consider my friends and they do not wish to be written about good or bad.I 
  have been called an asshole by my own friends before and we are still 
  friends.They just do not wish to be in the light and so I spare them the 
  pen if they ask.
  No two people will ever see the same thing when it comes to details in a 
  story , thats really true if it is something nasty or cast a bad shadow on 
  them.
  But to let you know the score here , out of the 4 people that heard this , 
  2 said it happen , Janet says it didn't , the only one not to have said 
  anything is Billy Deans.I do not think he will come out to answer this.
  Let it go Steve !
  
  JT 
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