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Subject: [wkpp] WKPP - Wakulla 3/4
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Wakulla Springs - March 3/4

WKPP's Wakulla Springs operations kicked into high gear this past weekend a=
s support, setup, and rebreather teams began preparing the cave for explora=
tion in the coming months.  The basin cleared 2-3 weeks ago and A-tunnel vi=
sibility is 50ft and improving.  Dry conditions are expected to continue as=
 WKPP divers prepare to pick up where the left off 2 years ago in M & O-tun=
nels.  =


Setup began early on Sat. with Cathie Neel and Mark McCarty placing the maj=
ority of decompression gas for 7 gas divers and 4 rebreather divers (50+ ta=
nks!).  Meanwhile support divers Nanci LeVake and Skip MacElhannon partiall=
y replaced, repaired, and repositioned the guideline from 120ft to the 190f=
t drop and removed the old lines in the entrance restriction.  Both teams d=
id a tremendous job and finished up well in advance of the gas teams.

OC Team 1 (Landon, Baxter, and Lais) moved safety bottles out to 2200 and i=
nspected existing bottles @ 2200 & 1400.  =

Bottom time:  30 min
Max Depth:  280ft
Gas: 10/50

OC Team 2 (Jackson, McKinlay, Hunsucker, and Deschamps) moved all but 3 saf=
eties from 2200 to 3500 and dropped 2 - 42 amp/hr drive scooters for the lo=
ng range RB team.  In addition, the 3500 safeties were checked and several =
were removed due to low pressure.
Bottom time:  45-50 min
Max Depth:  280ft
Gas: 10/50

RB Team 1 (Werner and Cole) moved a number of the 3500 bottles out to 4800/=
6500 while RB Team 2 (Irvine and Jablonski) picked up the rest and removed =
low pressure and deteriorating equipment from the 4800 and 6500 depots.
Bottom time:  120 min
Max Depth:  280ft
Gas:  10/60
Scooters:  2 each + 42 amp/hr primaries
Lighting:  HID

Worth mentioning was the excellent teamwork and focus displayed by our newe=
st gas divers:  Billy Baxter, Bill Lais, Scott Hunsucker, and Herve Descham=
ps.  These guys were asked to step up and they got the job done.  4 additio=
nal weapons in a growing arsenal.

Divers accomplished all objectives without incident and packed it up by 9 p=
m. =

I believe it took the last group 3 months to reach 6500?

Great job guys, especially the support team who moved 20+ scooters, 75+ tan=
ks, 4 rebreathers, and 7+ sets of doubles in and out of the water throughou=
t the day.  I would especially like to thank the new members:  Larry Ficker=
 (Fri & Sat), Todd Leonard, Dan Nieves, Steve Kulish, Pina Porceddu, Mark G=
arland, and Jerry Moore.  An additional thanks to David Sweetin, Mark Garla=
nd, and Jerry Moore for staying late and assisting the RB divers as they pa=
cked up. =


Throughout the day Steve Dittner handled surface manager duties superbly an=
d it was good to see Dawn back and helping run the show up top.  As for the=
 bone smuggling thing Steve, I know it wasn't you but we're still looking i=
nto it.  I would also like to thank Steve Auer, Ron Demourin, and Barry Mil=
ler for the video and photography work.  Nice to finally have some blue wat=
er to shoot in and we look forward to the gallery photos.

The light is green and the cave is clearing so let's recharge, double check=
 the gear, and get ready for some serious diving in the coming months.  You=
 guys are solid.

We're in the process of putting a dive schedule together and currently look=
ing at a 2-week rotation so as not to burn everyone out too fast.  Pencil i=
n March 18-19, April 1-2, and April 15-16 (Earth Day @ Wakulla).

Project Coordinator
Casey McKinlay


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wakulla Springs - March
3/4</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WKPP's Wakulla Springs operations kicked
i=
nto high =

gear this past weekend as support, setup, and rebreather teams began =

preparing the cave for exploration in the coming months.  The basin cl=
eared =

2-3 weeks ago and A-tunnel visibility is 50ft and improving.  Dry =

conditions are expected to continue as WKPP divers prepare to pick up where=
 the =

left off 2 years ago in M & O-tunnels.  </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Setup began early on Sat. with Cathie
Neel=
 and Mark =

McCarty placing the majority of decompression gas for 7 gas divers and 4 =

rebreather divers (50+ tanks!).  Meanwhile support divers Nanci LeVake=
 and =

Skip MacElhannon partially replaced, repaired, and repositioned the guideli=
ne =

from 120ft to the 190ft drop and removed the old lines in the entrance =

restriction.  Both teams did a tremendous job and finished up well in =

advance of the gas teams.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>OC Team 1 (Landon, Baxter, and Lais)
moved=
 safety =

bottles out to 2200 and inspected existing bottles @ 2200 & 1400. =
 =

</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bottom time:  30
min</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Max Depth:  280ft</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gas: 10/50</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>OC Team 2 (Jackson, McKinlay, Hunsucker,
a=
nd =

Deschamps) moved all but 3 safeties from 2200 to 3500 and dropped 2 - 42 am=
p/hr =

drive scooters for the long range RB team.  In addition, the 3500 safe=
ties =

were checked and several were removed due to low
pressure.</FONT></DIV=
>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bottom time:  45-50
min</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Max Depth:  280ft</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gas: 10/50</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>RB Team 1 (Werner and Cole) moved a
number=
 of the =

3500 bottles out to 4800/6500 while RB Team 2 (Irvine and Jablonski) picked=
 up =

the rest and removed low pressure and deteriorating equipment from the=
 4800 =

and 6500 depots.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bottom time:  120
min</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Max Depth:  280ft</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gas:  10/60</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Scooters:  2 each + 42 amp/hr =

primaries</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lighting:  HID</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Worth mentioning was the excellent
te=
amwork =

and focus displayed by our newest gas divers:  Billy Baxter, Bill Lais=
, =

Scott Hunsucker, and Herve Deschamps.  These guys were asked to step u=
p and =

they got the job done.  4 additional weapons in a growing =

arsenal.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Divers accomplished all objectives
without=
 incident =

and packed it up by 9 pm. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I believe it took the last group 3
months =

to reach 6500?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Great job guys, especially the support
tea=
m who =

moved 20+ scooters, 75+ tanks, 4 rebreathers, and 7+ sets of doubles in and=
 out =

of the water throughout the day.  I would especially like to thank the=
 new =

members:  Larry Ficker (Fri & Sat), Todd Leonard, Dan Nieves, Stev=
e =

Kulish, Pina Porceddu, Mark Garland, and Jerry Moore.  An additional t=
hanks =

to David Sweetin, Mark Garland, and Jerry Moore for staying late and =

assisting the RB divers as they packed up. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Throughout the day Steve Dittner
hand=
led =

surface manager duties superbly and it was good to see Dawn back and helpin=
g run =

the show up top.  As for the bone smuggling thing Steve, I know i=
t =

wasn't you but we're still looking into it.  I would also like to than=
k =

Steve Auer, Ron Demourin, and Barry Miller for the video and photography =

work.  Nice to finally have some blue water to shoot in and we look fo=
rward =

to the gallery photos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The light is green and the cave is
clearin=
g so =

let's recharge, double check the gear, and get ready for some serious divin=
g in =

the coming months.  You guys are solid.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We're in the process of putting a dive
sch=
edule =

together and currently looking at a 2-week rotation so as not to burn every=
one =

out too fast.  Pencil in March 18-19, April 1-2, and April 15-16 (Eart=
h Day =

@ Wakulla).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Project Coordinator</DIV>
<DIV>Casey McKinlay</DIV>


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