To: Travis McGee
"Back in ancient days (before the fire burnt the water filled escape tower in '68) all submariners made qualification escapes from a 100 ft tank of water that was the tallest structure in the New London area (which was the reason the fire trucks could not stop the HP air/ hydraulics fire). Two types of escape -- a free escape with only a lifejacket, and the lifejacket plus Stenke Hood (a transparent plastic bag over the head with an air bubble - so you breathed (out obviously) into a "normal" environment instead of venting directly into water)" Yup. I made that 'dive' back in '61 during submarine school there.
44 posted on
07/02/2005 8:05:33 AM PDT by
blam
((Old diesel sub sailor))
To: blam
That's a day in your life you're not likely to forget soon!
46 posted on
07/02/2005 11:04:27 AM PDT by
Travis McGee
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