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Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 17:49:11 -0800
From: Tony Profera <profer19@ma*.id*.ne*>
To: wreckdiver@wreckdiver.com
Subject: Out the side of ones mouth
Folks;
   Just watched Ballards show on the Brittanic. Good production, great shots,
interesting
story line...although nothing solved as usual. Basically I really enjoyed this
until
Ballard stated he "Firmly beleives all wreck sites should be left undisturbed!"
and also
referring to the Lusitannia as "a pile of junk at the bottom of the ocean".
   Seems Mr. B. doesnt know what he really believes. If a ship as historic as
the
Lusitannia is nothing but junk then why protect it. Or maybe is it that unless
its in
good enough condition to make a production out of then it wont serve his
purposes ($$$).
   The irony here is that his silly ROVS are great at thousands of feet but for
the
Brittanic fell woefully short(410'). If he had some experienced mix divers go
in maybe
the question of whether the watertight doors were open or not may have been
answered.
   I generally get the impression that he is unwilling to work with the dive
community
in general, and unless there is a payday for his causes will bad mouth the
rest. Beware
those that would stop you because of their altruistically marketed hypocrisy.

What do you folks think???
Tony Profera



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