UKRS Scylla Trip

> > Not strictly true. I watched the "proper" documentary shown on BBC-SW
and
> > although they have taken stuff out (walls, stairs, doors etc.)
>
> Walls? Stairs? Doors??? Is this a house or a ship???? ))))
>
> Eddie
>
>


Apologies! Evening-time, beer-fuelled post!

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On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:55:59 +0100, "David Walker"
<wbsdavenews@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> I've only seen stills from the video, but it looks like a bunch of
>> pyrotechnic 'explosions' on the deck as well as couple of smaller
>explosions
>> below decks to scuttle it. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't expect big
>> fireballs like that from a couple of small demolition charges below the
>> water line.
>
>Ahhh yeah - makes sense. They did mention that some were just fireworks,
>not actually part of the sinking, although I was thinking a few little
>things flying away (like traditional firework rockets) were those, and the
>big explosions were part of the sinking. Makes sense now though, thinking
>about it!
>
>Cheers!
>
>David
>
It was actually sunk by cutting charges arranged to blow large (1
yard, I think) square holes in the hull below the water line. The
charges were shaped strips of explosive arranges with a copper casing
which would have formed a plasma as the charges were set off and cut
out neat square sections of the hull, which should have fallen away
inside. The resulting holes were designed as addidional diver entry
points. I would imagine the edges of these holes will be sharp, but
not ragged. Can't remember how many charges they placed along each
side, but quite a lot, 6 or 8 I think.

David

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> On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:55:59 +0100, "David Walker"
> <wbsdavenews@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> I've only seen stills from the video, but it looks like a bunch of
> >> pyrotechnic 'explosions' on the deck as well as couple of smaller
> >explosions
> >> below decks to scuttle it. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't expect big
> >> fireballs like that from a couple of small demolition charges below the
> >> water line.
> >


Paging Danny B. Call for you line one.

DaveA


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The fireballs were petrol lifts for effect, I suspect the previous
poster was correct in the copper plasma explosive. It's a product
called "Blade" and it does exactly what is says on the tin.

Danny

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 09:29:05 +0000 (UTC), "Dave Appleby"
<dave_appleby@yahoo.com> wrote:

>"rads" <radsxxunspamxx@davidradley.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
>> On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:55:59 +0100, "David Walker"
>> <wbsdavenews@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> I've only seen stills from the video, but it looks like a bunch of
>> >> pyrotechnic 'explosions' on the deck as well as couple of smaller
>> >explosions
>> >> below decks to scuttle it. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't expect big
>> >> fireballs like that from a couple of small demolition charges below the
>> >> water line.
>> >
>
>
>Paging Danny B. Call for you line one.
>
>DaveA

The box said windows 98 or better, so I installed Linux

Header is false, correct is Danny at danshome dot org

"CAS" <calumscottTAKETHISBITOUT@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > > Not strictly true. I watched the "proper" documentary shown on BBC-SW
> and
> > > although they have taken stuff out (walls, stairs, doors etc.)
> >
> > Walls? Stairs? Doors??? Is this a house or a ship???? ))))
> >
> > Eddie
> >
> >
>
>
> Apologies! Evening-time, beer-fuelled post!
>
Apologies accepted! Just hurt my old Naval sensibilities it did! ))

You dive AND drink beer. Should have met you 35 years ago! <grin>

Eddie )))


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> > Apologies! Evening-time, beer-fuelled post!
> >
> Apologies accepted! Just hurt my old Naval sensibilities it did! ))
>
> You dive AND drink beer. Should have met you 35 years ago! <grin>
>
> Eddie )))
>
>


Small problem there - wasn't even a twitch in the old mans
sack^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H ^H^H^H twinkle in the old
mans eye 35 years ago...

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"CAS" <calumscottTAKETHISBITOUT@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Small problem there - wasn't even a twitch in the old mans
> sack^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H ^H^H^H twinkle in the
old
> mans eye 35 years ago...

Well we cannot all be perfect can we! You can't be blamed for being young
and inexperienced. Anyway you aren't so perfect because you obviously do not
know the difference between a bulkhead, deckhead and gangway under the
affluence on inkahol. )))

Off to the Medes Islands on Monday. Sees ya!

Eddie


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Eddie wrote:
> "CAS" wrote
>> Small problem there - wasn't even a twinkle in
>> the old mans eye 35 years ago...
>
> Well we cannot all be perfect can we! You can't be blamed for being
> young and inexperienced. Anyway you aren't so perfect because you
> obviously do not know the difference between a bulkhead, deckhead and
> gangway under the affluence on inkahol. )))

Huh? All those terms refer to bits of boats.
This, I am reliably informed, is a reef.

nigelH

Further details on website @
http://divesite.calumscott.me.uk/ukrs/scylla_2004

CAS

And just to whet the appetite, the Artificial Reef Foundation have taken a
couple of photographs of Scylla in her new home...

http://www.artificial-reef.co.uk/New...s=22781&id=552

CAS
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