Hello:
Wow it's quite the challenge to maintain membership in *just two* discussion forums in relation to Titanic.
First, the MIRS are the sole creation of Dr. Anatoly Sagalevitch...his $50,000,000 dream coming of relization. His Academic Keldysh expeditions are dependant on scientists & oceanographers (recent study of the Haakon-Mosby Mud Volcano of the Arctic Sea) and of course the
entrepreneur types (The Titanic tours & Paul Tidwell's attempt at recovering the gold bullion
from the Japanese I-52, lost in WWII at a depth of 17'190') Sagalevitch's dream is without help from the Russian Gov't. Perhaps lending to the fact the MIR submersibles are importantly maintained.
The French, IFREMER submersible Nautile is fitted with external *lead-shot* ballast tanks (BTW, her batteries, if a precarious predicament arose, are also jettisonable.) True, during the '96 expedtion to Titanic, sand bags were fitted to Nautile's struts, enhancing her abyssal descent. But, in no way are these the ones featured in "Submersible activity" - the photos contributed by Andrew Rodgers. It is important to understand, Nautile is *dropped* well-clear of the wrecksite, and aided by her on-board sonar and additional guidance topside...directed to the wrecksite. However, the bags are no doubt, remanants of the endeavor to recover artifacts and additional filming (Retrieval baskets & Edison Light Towers).
As for touring the Bismarck, I find it goulhish. We know what happened to her...an onslaught of nearly 3,000 British shells, sufficient enough to kill her!! Her rudder took a hit, thereby dooming her. Is there furthur study to be had with the field of German Soldier boots? I find it demeaning to those *lost boys*.
I would think, and hope that the German Gov't has final say over Bismarck's remains.
The TITANIC wreck is a direct act of mankind's fallability, it is important to bring home the *silent witness'* from the event...continue to tour them Word-Wide. Permanently marking mankinds thoughts with the sorrow that the artifacts represent...in hopes of preventing furthur pitiful loss of this sort.
The BISMARK represents mankinds hatred for one another...let her lost souls, recognized tangibly in 1989, rest in the silent dark peace of the perpetual abyss...off the coast of Brest France.
Michael A. Cundiff
Carson City, NV
USA
Wow it's quite the challenge to maintain membership in *just two* discussion forums in relation to Titanic.
First, the MIRS are the sole creation of Dr. Anatoly Sagalevitch...his $50,000,000 dream coming of relization. His Academic Keldysh expeditions are dependant on scientists & oceanographers (recent study of the Haakon-Mosby Mud Volcano of the Arctic Sea) and of course the
entrepreneur types (The Titanic tours & Paul Tidwell's attempt at recovering the gold bullion
from the Japanese I-52, lost in WWII at a depth of 17'190') Sagalevitch's dream is without help from the Russian Gov't. Perhaps lending to the fact the MIR submersibles are importantly maintained.
The French, IFREMER submersible Nautile is fitted with external *lead-shot* ballast tanks (BTW, her batteries, if a precarious predicament arose, are also jettisonable.) True, during the '96 expedtion to Titanic, sand bags were fitted to Nautile's struts, enhancing her abyssal descent. But, in no way are these the ones featured in "Submersible activity" - the photos contributed by Andrew Rodgers. It is important to understand, Nautile is *dropped* well-clear of the wrecksite, and aided by her on-board sonar and additional guidance topside...directed to the wrecksite. However, the bags are no doubt, remanants of the endeavor to recover artifacts and additional filming (Retrieval baskets & Edison Light Towers).
As for touring the Bismarck, I find it goulhish. We know what happened to her...an onslaught of nearly 3,000 British shells, sufficient enough to kill her!! Her rudder took a hit, thereby dooming her. Is there furthur study to be had with the field of German Soldier boots? I find it demeaning to those *lost boys*.
I would think, and hope that the German Gov't has final say over Bismarck's remains.
The TITANIC wreck is a direct act of mankind's fallability, it is important to bring home the *silent witness'* from the event...continue to tour them Word-Wide. Permanently marking mankinds thoughts with the sorrow that the artifacts represent...in hopes of preventing furthur pitiful loss of this sort.
The BISMARK represents mankinds hatred for one another...let her lost souls, recognized tangibly in 1989, rest in the silent dark peace of the perpetual abyss...off the coast of Brest France.
Michael A. Cundiff
Carson City, NV
USA