<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div></div><div>Ian,</div><div>this is the boat.</div><div><a href="https://vimeo.com/279022294">https://vimeo.com/279022294</a></div><div>Registered in the Marshall Islands, but I haven't been able to find out who owns it.</div><div>It may be a support vessel for the Rocinate, owned by Billionaire <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Emilio Fernando Azcárraga Jean III.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alan</span></div><div><br>On 24/07/2020, at 10:17 AM, irox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><div><br></div><div>It would certainly be nice to have a super yacht for transporting subs!</div><div>Wish I could afford $300(usd) per mile fuel bill.....<br></div><div><br></div><div>If you click on the "deck plans" you can see the sub on the port side around the other vessels the super yacht carries:<br></div><div><a href="https://www.fraseryachts.com/en/yacht-for-sale/grand-rusalina/">https://www.fraseryachts.com/en/yacht-for-sale/grand-rusalina/</a></div><div>From the photos/video, I don't think the sub is still on the vessel, looks like it may have been replaced by a larger boat</div><div>(or maybe just hidden from view).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div> Ian.<br></div><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
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<br><br><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div></div><div>Hank,</div><div>we used to have the Antipodes operating commercially as a tourist sub but</div><div>now I only know of two possible operational submersibles. </div><div>One is Hugh's Com sub, however he said he had a buyer a while back, the other</div><div>belonged to a guy called Graeme Hart who kept it on his Super yacht; but that</div><div>was up for sale. </div><div>There could well be none as the navy doesn't have any!</div><div>I better get my ambient back up & running! </div><div>It's a hard grind down here! If you mention submarine you may as well be saying</div><div>UFO.</div><div>Alan</div><div><br></div><div><br>On 24/07/2020, at 8:27 AM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="ydp972758efyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Alan, are there any operating P subs in NZ?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hank</div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, July 23, 2020, 1:43:31 PM MDT, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv6345573854"><div><div></div><div>Brian, thanks.</div><div>Although the Orca can dive to 800ft they usually don't dive beyond 300ft.</div><div>Ingrid is interested in observing them at a couple of sea mounts that they</div><div>frequent to see what they are feeding on. </div><div>Most of the time in NZ they are spotted moving in & out of harbours feeding.</div><div>In NZ & nowhere else they have developed a taste for stingray liver, so are</div><div>heading in to the shallows extracting the livers & throwing the rest away.</div><div>When they are on the move it would be difficult to anticipate where they were</div><div>heading & then put a submersible in their path. I spent some time recently</div><div>with an inflatable in tow trying to intercept a group of 10.</div><div>Our smaller submersibles would certainly be easier & quicker to get into </div><div>position than something like a Triton submersible.</div><div>Alan </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv6345573854yqt4188086946" id="yiv6345573854yqt70586"><div><br clear="none">On 24/07/2020, at 12:55 AM, Brian Hughes via Personal_Submersibles <<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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