SUBMARINE DISASTER

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1925, Page 1

SUBMARINE DISASTER

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] THE GERMAN APPARATUS. LONDON, Nov. 15. The “Daily News” states:—Trutmacho, the inventor and eight exports will conduct operations with the German diving apparatus. It consists of a lion-collapsible steel diving su.it. weighing half a ton. Every limb is equipped with hall-bearing joints. Mechanical hands operate pinchers,

pliers, cutters and files. A cable attached to the helmet provides an electric light. Air is manufactured within the suit. The wearer is lowered or raised by a crane, assisted by the Hooding or emptying of water tanks attached to the suit, which is so bouyant. that walking and other movements are very easy. The apparatus has already been satisfactorily tested at a depth of -100 feet. AN EXPERT'S OPINION. LONDON, Nov. 15. A naval official interviewed by the “Daily Express.” declared:— “We know more or less what, has happened to the lost submarine and wo are making every effort to salvage in order to make sure to obtain important data for future construction. Every submarine lias a limit depth. If it goes below that, the crew are powerless to bring the vessel up. She crashes like an aeroplane. The “M.l” probably took an acute dive, and stood on her bead on the ocean floor. Everything would bp carried away iri the bull. The acid would .spill from the batteries, and sea water would flow in. meaning sudden death for the whole crew from the fumes The crash would be a matter of seconds, like Unit of an airplane. The crew would Ice killed in a couple of minutes. There would be no prolonged waiting death as the public seems to imagine.’’