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Ingemar,

Thanks for posting the informative article about the M1.  I
really enjoyed reading it.

regards,

Don W.

Ingemar Lundgren wrote:
> 
> New articles have been added to the BSTD website today.
> 
> In 1999 a few members of BSTD made a trip down to France to check out the
> caves in the Lot region. For more information regarding these beautiful
> caves and some very cool pictures check out the article on the website.
> http://www.bstd.org/gallery/france.asp
> 
> Also;
> In July last year BSTD and UK based Phoenix Oceaneering filmed the
> experimental submarine M1 for the television network BBC. A documentary
> "Journeys to the bottom of the sea" have already been broadcasted by the BBC
> this spring.
> 
> The M1 rests on the bottom of the English channel at 80m depth (250 feet).
> The submarine was one of two experimental submarines built during the final
> stages of world war one. She had a huge battleship gun in front of the
> conning tower. The M1 disappeared with all hands in the 1920ies after a
> presumed collision with a Swedish freight ship.
> 
> The submarine was finally located for the first time last year  and BSTD was
> contacted by BBC to produce UW pictures and to help uncover evidence of the
> cause of sinking. A unique aspect of the expedition was that all diving had
> to be done according to the HSE regulations because BBC employed the dive
> team. HSE requires chamber on board, diving dr and 3 point moorings etc.
> This is the first technical diving expedition ever done according to the
> tough HSE regulations.
> 
> For the full story an article have been published on the site.
> http://www.bstd.org/gallery/m1.asp
> 
> Best,
> Ingemar Lundgren
> BSTD
> 
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