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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
10
The article surveys salvaging sunken ships and cargo from modern warfare, noting colossal potential value from recovered hulls and goods. It discusses limits of current methods, the need for advanced diving suits and retrieval tech, and the vast fortunes awaiting those who raise ships like the Lusitania from the sea bottom.
A manganese bronze armored suit with ball bearing joints withstands 1000 foot water pressure. A submarine sled carries the diver to hulls of interest, guided by telephonic signals from a motorboat towers and signaling when a target is reached.
The article describes an envisioned salvage system for precious metals from wrecks. A multi person chamber lowered from a ship uses electric lighting magnets to seize metal cargo while divers work with oxyacetylene tools to access decks. Large pontoons and steel chambers would lift hulls from depths up to 300 feet, towing them to dry dock.
The piece debunks a foreign stereotype that Japanese wrestlers are gluttonous, noting training and strength from fishing and farming backgrounds. It also recounts a salvage record from the submarine F-4, raised from 300 feet off Hawaii after sinking for unknown reasons, with government efforts to determine causes.
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