<html><head></head><body><p dir="ltr">Just wanted to put in a plug for situational awareness, as many entanglement scenarios can be reversed if you are aware of how you became entangled in the first place. A camera covering your skids or other likely appendages could easily pay for itself in that event.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sean<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On August 14, 2014 1:42:04 PM PDT, Hugh Fulton via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">Hank, trouble is if you are at max depth the air won't go as far. DW2000<br />would be lucky to have 100 lbs of buoyancy (figuratively speaking). They<br />work on plan B.<br />Another side of the problem is that if you are caught by the tail and you<br />blow tanks then you have to see that the tanks will work at a reasonably<br />steep angle.<br />I am planning on putting in a couple of emergency bags but I think we are<br />overdoing that side. As they say "Plan the dive and Dive the plan" should<br />keep you out of most trouble with the emphasis on what if S--- happens.<br />With the advent of Kevlar fishing gear and ropes the danger is increasing.<br />I plan on keeping in touch with the tech divers who have the ability to<br />rescue me at depth. They can do 400 ft but would have to be brave to do 600<br />ft. However if you need extra ballast then you can do worse than adding Air<br />cylinders. Chs Hugh<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-----Original
Message-----<br />From: Personal_Submersibles [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org]<br />On Behalf Of hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles<br />Sent: Friday, 15 August 2014 12:49 a.m.<br />To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion<br />Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] emergency lift bags<br /><br /><br /><hr /><br />Hugh,<br />If I was entangled in a net or line that was attached to the bottom, I<br />think I would be happy to have an extra 5,000 lbs of lifting force. I would<br />prefer to have 5,800 lbs force trying to break free than 800lbs force. In<br />my line of work, when I can't lift it, pull it or push it, I add more power!<br />It might be futile with an extra 5,000lbs but I would sure like to<br />opportunity to try.<br />Hank<br /><br /> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] emergency lift bags<br /> To: "'Personal Submersibles General Discussion'"<br /><personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br /> Received: Wednesday, August 13, 2014, 5:49 PM<br /> <br /> Ask him
what to do when<br /> entangled with a net or line attached to the bottom!<br /> <br /> <br /> -----Original<br /> Message-----<br /> From: Personal_Submersibles<br /> [mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org]<br /> On Behalf Of hank pronk via<br /> Personal_Submersibles<br /> Sent: Thursday, 14<br /> August 2014 9:31 a.m.<br /> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org<br /> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] emergency lift bags<br /> <br /> When talking with a friend<br /> about escaping from a submarine, he asked why can't your sub have a lift<br />bag capable of raising the sub even when full of water. I could not give<br />a good reason why not. A large volume of air would be needed of coarse. <br />Some fast math on a napkin revealed that 6 80cuft scuba tanks could raise<br />Gamma from 600 feet. Two 240cu ft tanks strapped to the bottom of a sub<br />and two lift bags, one at each end could do it. Why bail out why not just<br />raise the whole thing unless your
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