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Cueball
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posted 06 June 2005 03:59 AM      Profile for Cueball   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
American Civil War submarine found

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She was ideal for this purpose because of a unique lock-out system, identical to the one in the Nautilus from Verne’s book, published in 1870.

The lock-out system is a reversible air-lock that enables submariners to leave the vessel, harvest pearls from the sea-bed, then return to the submarine. Like Explorer, Nautilus was also used to gather items from the seabed.



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Hephaestion
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posted 06 June 2005 07:50 AM      Profile for Hephaestion   Author's Homepage        Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
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Colonel Blashford-Snell, who runs the Dorset-based Scientific Exploration Society, said: “I had been told about the sub 20 years ago and it was described as a Japanese mini-sub. I was then told that in fact it was just a boiler, so I didn’t worry about it. Then recently I was on an exploration in the area looking for ancient ruins and forts. I was contacted by a maritime museum in Canada who knew we were in the area and asked if we could examine the vessel.

Hmmmmm... I wonder who this might have been? Does Canada have some sort of claim on this wreck, now?


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Cueball
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posted 06 June 2005 07:59 AM      Profile for Cueball   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
He's seem pretty vague. These adeventurers, you know. I can see the interview:

"Yeah. So some Maritime Musuem in Canada... hmmm I think it was in Winnipeg... Winnipeg is in Canada isn't it? So, ahh errr where was I.. Oh yes... MY wreck...."


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Suzette
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posted 06 June 2005 09:01 AM      Profile for Suzette     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Colonel Blashford-Snell is a superbly named individual.
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skdadl
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posted 06 June 2005 10:14 AM      Profile for skdadl     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Vancouver has a splendid Maritime Museum -- they have the original St Roch, eg.

There must be a similar museum in Halifax?


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Contrarian
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posted 06 June 2005 02:03 PM      Profile for Contrarian     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Didn't you guys watch the repeat of Shattered City? Just last night Gordon Pinsent introduced it from the Maritime Museum in Halifax [I forget the exact name]. Part 2 is on tonight so he'll probably be there again.
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