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To: Morpheus2009

As long as there are failsafe ways up to the surface, ok.


8 posted on 11/13/2017 4:59:34 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: wally_bert

“As long as there are failsafe ways up to the surface”

That is the the kind of thing i was looking for in the article, that I did not see - innovative engineering approaches that are a clear break from the past.

Flotation materials that won’t rot or fail, structures that can inherently endure the worst storms at sea, or new approaches to corrosion resistance.

If it is essentially a just bunch of barges tethered together, a huge ship with propulsion, or structures extended from the side of an oil rig; maintenance costs will be huge.


24 posted on 11/13/2017 5:42:08 AM PST by BeauBo
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To: wally_bert

Nothing at sea is fail safe. Ever.


67 posted on 11/13/2017 4:12:14 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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