missing sub

[John Pruden]

john#93 i lost a great mate of mine the first time gas/oil found in the north sea john was a royal navy diver clearing mines them days divers in saturation were needed on the oil fields and he was given leave from the navy in the bell somebody put the wrong gas on him and died as soon as he exited the bell not a better lad could you possibly meet his young wife had just had their first child john howell RN we grew up together he was early 20s .. jp

[j.sabourn]

Very sad John worked with navy clearance divers for a number of years. They relied on total team work. Were very committed seamen. JWS.

[j.sabourn]

Northsea saturation Diving when I worked on Supply vessels John was still in its infancy, it was very highly payed and with big money comes the risks. They were paid literally by the minute in the saturation chambers and most only worked at most two months of the year before returning to their homes in Spain or wherever. Navy divers were more controlled and although were paid good money, no where near the civilian divers. However there was always naval surgeons in attendance on diving operations. I don’t know about the civilian side of it. The team we had some of them were the first wave on to the beaches long before the troops landed in the Falklands closely followed by several squads of Ghurkas I was told by some who were there. The gases used were mainly helium and oxygen and others I wouldn’t have a clue about. Having 500 feet of water on top of my head never appealed to me. Cheers JS

[Keith at Tregenna]

Received not yet confirmed:

Argentine Navy: Water Entered Missing Sub’s Snorkel

By Hugh Bronstein*BUENOS AIRES, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Water entered the snorkel of the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan, causing its battery to short-circuit before it went missing on Nov. 15, a navy spokesman said on Monday as hope dwindled among some families of the 44-member crew. ?

Argentine Navy: Water Entered Missing Sub's Snorkel – gCaptain

[Keith at Tregenna]

Navy releases new timeline of hours before Argentine sub went missing
By Jason Hanna and Julia Jones, CNN

Updated 2123 GMT (0523 HKT) November 28, 2017

15 minutes ago, latest. More at link if of interest. Navy releases new timeline of hours before Argentine sub went missing - CNN

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[Chris Allman]

Its all gone very quiet. I think we can all pretty much assume that she is gone, may her crew rest in peace - God Bless them.

I would have thought that in this day and age with the equipment that the searchers have, that they would have found the wreckage by now. I can only think that it must be very deep.

[John Pruden]

chris i think answers still should be found have they laid up all their sub fleet just in case? jp

[Keith at Tregenna]

Nothing new heard here, intrigued.

God Bless.

RIP.

Keith.

[Chris Allman]

chris i think answers still should be found have they laid up all their sub fleet just in case? jp

I don't know John, I was of the impression they only had three including the one missing. Seawater entering the snorkel is said to have caused the trouble in the first place, shorting a battery. So its said, the battery was isolated and they proceeded on the ones left. Now batteries strike the fear of hell in me after I once witnessed a car battery explode. Acid,and lumps of battery pack flying everywhere as a result of an overcharge with the wrong battery charger. If one has exploded in the sub, I would have thought it would have caused total devastation if the exploding car battery was anything to go by, as sub batteries are a hellava lot bigger than a car battery. Its a sad time and reminds us of what submariners go through, very brave men and women indeed.

[Doc Vernon]

many may already have read this but just for info,it may be of interest to others!
Cheers

Navy releases new timeline of hours before Argentine sub went missing - CNN