1.6 ATA is 218 fsw. Not exactly WAY above at 230.I remember thinking the same thing. Did Feldman black out because of O2 toxicity? At 230 feet on air, you are WAY above 1.6 ATA.
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1.6 ATA is 218 fsw. Not exactly WAY above at 230.I remember thinking the same thing. Did Feldman black out because of O2 toxicity? At 230 feet on air, you are WAY above 1.6 ATA.
1.6 ATA is 218 fsw. Not exactly WAY above at 230.
BF,
I sent the Horenburg name, from the knife, to several sources in both the US and Germany and then sat back and waited for someone to call me with the identity of the wreck. I expected it to take days, but I waited for a couple of weeks and had heard nothing. Finally I got a call from one of my sources, who told me that he had spoken with Horneburg and it was a dead end, he did not remember any knife? When I asked if I could speak with him, I was told that he was not receiving visitors, and would only talk to my source.
Within days, I would find out that the only Horenburg in the U-boat service was Martin Horenburg who was lost off the coast of Africa. I have absolutley no idea if the guy was confused, playing some sort of game, thought he was controling something, or if he really thought he had talked to Horenburg? Today, he denies that he said what he told me, which is par for the course, and why I don't name him?
This should have taught me three lessons. First, question everything that was being told to me. Second, the history of the U-boats is confusing in itself even without misinformation. Finally, there is a community of U-boat nuts out there, and I was going to meet most of them. This particular guy was just the first. As time would go on, I would be told even stranger stories by even wierder guys.
Cheers
JC
John,
Thank you for taking the time to talk to us out here in the world. After reading "Shadow Divers" I have a whole different perspective in diving. As recreational dive instructor I'm
thinking about reading 'Shadow Divers' as a requirement for my recreational wreck diviving course (coarse). Also where does the the parts box with the identifying tag to U-869 reside. Best Regaurds, Stingray