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Funny how the truth is twisted, the real fact is they did not know if what they were doing was legal or not. They had found that the sanctuary had a depth limit of 300ft and there is a hard bottom of 309ft. There were not sure if it was legal to bring the stuff up through sanctuary water, a gray area....... The moral part is they were doing it wether it was OK or not and chose to hide the artifacts in bags at the dock just in case it was not legal. The only reason he even checked (and that was after the artifacts were taken) was because in a email to one of his friends I stated he was a lowlife for taking from wrecks while at the same time he works for a department that is suppose to protect them. The other stuff is bullshit and is only a diversion to that fact. This is the same guy who I let out on the list about their accident to another wreck that IS protected. I wonder, have the missing artifacts ever turned up from that wreck, I saw posted on FLtech there was an investigation on that one. Its all about them secrets........... At 11:07 AM 8/1/02 -0700, Joe wrote: >Forwarded for anyone that might be interested..... > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael Barnette" <aocfishman@ho*.co*> >To: <joe@po*.co*> >Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 7:18 AM >Subject: Captain CF > > > > Hi Joe- > > I read over what you forwarded me with wild amusement. If JT was truly > > concerned with what he thought was an illegal activity, he could have very > > easily reported it to the proper authorities. Had he done so, he would >have > > found out it was already brought to their attention. I did this as group > > leader, not he or anyone else that are now being hypocrites and using this > > issue as an excuse to further a vendetta and their petty agenda. > > Instead, it seems Captain Clusterfuck sat on this (for almost two years!) > > thinking it was some kind of trump card he could use on us. Too funny. >His > > paranoia and trading in "dirty little secrets" really illustrates what >kind > > of character he truly is. By the way, what he said about him being told > > that it was in protected waters and to keep his mouth shut is a complete >and > > utter fabrication (read as lie). He knows that at the time we all thought > > it was outside of the boundary due to it being past the 300-foot contour >(so > > did the authorities when I told them about it). > > While he predictably changes the subject and worries about others' > > activities, I find it interesting that he ignores the more important >diving > > and safety issues being discussed. For example, on that dive he so >cleverly > > alluded to, he stubbornly ignored the concerns of his fellow divers in > > regard to his POS scooter. One of our guys had been on a dive with him >and > > saw how it turned into a CF because of that scooter. We all tried to > > encourage him to leave it. Instead of thinking of the ramifications of >his > > actions and the safety issues it exposed him (and us) to, he simply and > > obtusely said "it is expendable." I guess he considers his fellow divers > > expendable? What happened to the scooter -- duh, it flooded. Talk about > > never learning from your mistakes. Then he constantly battled the rest of > > his gear on the dive. He *can't* recover artifacts or accomplish any work > > on a dive as he is too focused on just trying to survive; JT is a total > > spazz and CF in the water. > > Being left alone in the water? I signaled my departure to him and only >left > > after he returned the "OK." I was not about to wait around another 45 > > minutes while he clung onto the line for dear life and decoed from his >deco, > > even though he had trimmed his dive and had a much shorter exposure than >the > > rest of us. It was clear that he had no idea what he was doing, had no > > comprehension of decompression (I am sure he will say something about low > > PO2s or other silliness), no buoyancy control as he clung onto our >shotline > > for dear life, and generally is an all-around clutz in the water. I now >see > > why he was so apprehensive about doing the dive -- perhaps the easiest > > 300-footer you could hope for -- without support as he really needs >someone > > to hold his hand. > > However, as you know, we now don't leave anyone alone in the water. In >the > > past we would leave at the 10-foot stop, believing that once you were >there, > > things were cool. It took that incident in February to show us that even > > though you make it to the surface after safely completing deco, the game >is > > not over. Now we dive in strict buddy teams. We learn from mistakes, > > whether our own or others. Apparently, many others do not and continue to > > try and hammer a square peg in a round hole. > > Joe, I really can't dedicate anymore time to this stupidity and constantly > > trying to correct the record after JT's and others' lies and >misinformation. > > This is but one reason I unsubscribed from that list as it is a waste of > > time. I still have to go to the pool to check the buoyancy on the lasers > > and then figure out a way to mount them to the scooter body. I also still > > have to finish mixing. I will see you over there Friday night... > > > > BTW, the story that XXXXXX XXXXXXX told you about JT and his buddies > > scrubbing berried lobsters on the Eureka several years ago is true. Also, >I > > and several others saw one of the lobsters he speared in the head on the > > wreck of the Trepca. He was so proud of that big dead lobster. > > > > Hasta, > > Mike > > > > > > Michael C. Barnette > > Association of Underwater Explorers > > Because it's there...somewhere...maybe. > > http://www.mikey.net/aue > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the water" Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ Email captjt@mi*.co* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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