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January 2011 — Request #1
Short term (90 day) request to use dredge tug buoys between
Bayshores and Harbor Island.
Qualification testing on submarine.
Harbor Commission recommended approval in February.
Permit issued for periods Larch 21 -June 21 .
July 2011 — Request ##2
Short term request.
Batteries replaced.
Harbor Commission recommended approval from July till October
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mooringHarbor Resources approved location in F .
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April 2012 — Request ##3
Request for longer term mooring solution.
HC recommended charging mooring fees.
HC to return within 90 days with a plan addressing long term
solution.
June 2012 — Request ##4
f Request for partnership with City.
HC approved mooring Cheyenne in C field (relocated from F field
due to Lower Bay dredging).
HC recommended charging for time spent in Newport (1 day = 1
month charged).
Review again in December 2012.
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January 2013
Review of dome grinding from January 2011 to January 2013.
HC recommends another year.
Cheyenne relocated back to F field in 2013
November 2013
HC recommends another year.
November 2014
Mr. Welsh expects vessel will depart for Monterey in July 2015.
recommended:
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Miller, Chris
From: Chris[WelshRchris@deepsubllc.com>
Sent: Monday,Du ly®6,1201519:03[AM
To: Miller,11hris
Cc: DavidlGirling
Subject: Deep13ub1DLC@Jpdate
Newport Harbor Commissioners:
Attached is the latest photo from the last week of work on the dome. You can see the clarity of the finish
coming about, with the foggy area on top behind the progress on the sides. You can easily see the inner corner
and the 1" square pads the dome is sitting on. We have many more photos but they all look alike. Since last
month, the smaller tool in the background was created and has been put to work. Like the larger tool, wear has
been challenging - the tool has had to have new tiles installed every two days of use.
The progression of these tools is to polish with 120 micron grit (which is just wrapping up) and then move to 60
micron, 30 micron, 15 micron and 9 micron grit. For these steps, the tools are free spinning while the dome is
spun mechanically. This results in removal of all high spots. This final polish/grind is followed by the use of a
arc mounted motorized polishing buffer and polishing compound to finish the optical polish. The expectation is
that we are 2-3 weeks from completion. A great deal of the uncertainty is tool wear; the tile replacement process
takes 48 hours to cure. The finer grits should require less the replacement fortunately.
The QC process has revealed a small amount of excess material on the inside of the dome at the "top" on the
order of Imm-2mm, or .04"-.08" thick over about ten inches of the top diameter. This will take a few days of
work to finish off when the dome is flipped. At that point, the dome will be complete and turned over to us and
the integration, testing and final assembly of the sub will begin with 5-6 months of work required. Right now,
mundane tasks like ordering a A-frame gantry crane are being accomplished so we are ready to do the work
when the dome is in hand.
On other fronts, I am flying to London on July 25 to continue work on our BBC contract. We will also have a
follow on meeting with a shallow (0-2,000 feet) British based sub project with a exploration and education
agenda that is compatible and complementary to our plans. Both parties believe we will benefit from the
exposure of working our operations in parallel. We have intended to containerize and ship the sub from major
dive to major dive location; in between, Cheyenne can carry their sub and accomplish their goals while
offsetting our own costs. Our goals are in line as to exploration and education, and the lead individual has a
significant background in journalism and broadcast TV that will benefit both projects. Our underlying goal of
accomplishing the Five Dives and a wide range of additional dives remains unchanged.
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Chris - in response to your question, the timing for the project progression remains unchanged. There is 5-6
months of work from receipt of the dome to being dive ready. I believe we will receive the dome in the next
three weeks; that means becoming fully operational at the end of the year. Once the program is operational the
progression of dives begins, with 14-18 months of dive operations in the initial outline.
Over the next few months, the following will occur:
1. Dis-assembly of the sub (removal of the pressure hull from the fuselage)
2. Debonding of the current dome from the Titanium plate
3. Debonding of the second titanium plate from the carbon tube (hopefully, without destructing the plate)
4. Bonding the new dome in Sacramento
5. Transportation to Penn State for testing
6. The actual test events
7. Transportation back to CA
8. Re-assembly of the sub (re-installation of the pressure hull in the fuselage)
9. Functionality testing of re-assembled systems
At that point, the sub will be ready for dive operations. The above task list is vastly simplified from the whole
list of tasks. There are minor and major hurdles to cross in the process;preservation of the Titanium rings is a
minor but important hurdle, while the pressure test itself is the major hurdle.
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Five Dives Expedition Outline
1. Dive Objectives
1.1. The Five Dives Trenches
1.1.1. Mariana Trench (Pacific Ocean)
1.1.2. Diamantina Trench (Indian Ocean)
1.1.3. Puerto Rican Trench (Atlantic Ocean)
1.1.4. Sandwich Trench (Southern Ocean,borders not well defined)
1.1.5. Malloy Deep (Arctic Ocean)
1.2. Lead-In Dives
1.2.1. CA Coast- La Jolla/Monterey
1.2.2. Hawaii - Loihi Seamount- support past research, good dives to 15,000 ft
1.3. Secondary Dives
1.3.1. Tonga Trench
1.3.2. Japan Trench
1.3.3. Sumatran
1.3.4. New Britain (Papua New Guinea)
1.3.5. Middle America Trench (off Central America Pacific Coast)
1.3.6. Peru-Chile
1.4. General Routing Outline - Subject to seasonal revision, Malloy Deep is a July dive,
Sandwich Trench is Jan/Feb
1.4.1. Monterey, CA Month 1-3
1.4.2. Hawaii Month 4
1.4.3. Guam Month 5
1.4.4. Tonga Month 6
1.4.5. Diamantina/Perth Month 7
1.4.6. Indonesia Month 7
1.4.7. Papua New Guinea Month 8
1.4.8. Kermadec Month 8
1.4.9. Middle America Month 9
1.4.10.Peru-Chile Month 9
1.4.11.Panama Canal Month 10
1.4.12.Puerto Rico Month 10
1.4.13.Rio Month 11
1.4.14.Sandwich Trench Month 11
1.4.15.Atlantic Ridges Month 12
1.4.16.Eastern Seaboard Month 12
1.4.17.Titanic Month 13
1.4.18.Norway Month 13
1.4.19.Malloy Deep Month 14
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1.4.20.Hellenic Trench Month 15
1.5. Return to Endurance? - dive with NGS &Don Walsh
2. Dives to Date. 12 days and 30 dives of shallow diving was done in the Deep Challenger
to test systems, launch&recovery, and the sub's performance.
3. Science Objectives &Capabilities
3.1. Video Mapping- Red 5K+ 5 lipstick units
3.2. Sonar Mapping- Blue View HD Sonar
3.3. CTD - Depth/Temp/Salinity
3.4. Water Chemistry 02/CO2/S/H2S/Fe
3.5. Critter capture (baited netting)
3.6. Water sampling
3.7. Bioluminescence observation
3.8. Tracking Giant Squid and their sperm whale and great white predators (sub has the
capability to follow a tagged sperm whale or great white deep)
3.9. Sediment (via later sub mod's)
3.10. Landers -filming, sampling&navigation
3.11. In transit science
4. Science Team -formed informal committee to share sub capabilities and in turn
determine objectives and deliverables as well as create a informed observer/pilot.
Project inclusionary and open source; will take all sensors that can be demonstrated
safe and neutrally buoyant, and all data to be shared post dive. Primary science
partners:
4.1. Dr. Doug Bartlett- Scripps Microbes sediment&H2O
4.2. Dr. Edith Widder- ORCA Bioluminescence
4.3. Dr. Sam Hulme- Moss Landing Mapping
4.4. Dr. Geoff Wheat- Univ of Alaska, MBARI Water Chemistry
4.5. Personnel TBD USC/C-DEBI Institute Microbial life in crust
5. Science Topics
5.1. Raw exploration - Geology. Unprecedented to have the potential for 20KM of free
travel with human observation and guidance.
5.2. Existence of higher order life forms in the trenches -virtually anything found will
be new. Potential for gigantism and dwarfism (gigantism already observed in two
species).
5.3. Microbiology- microbial life forms in the deep survive on chemo-synthesis rather
than photo-synthesis.As a result, their proteins and lipoids are novel. Potential
pharma and energy value.
5.4. Serpentine Mud Volcanoes. Earth's crust being forced down is waterlogged.Water
comes back up via serpentine mud,bringing samples of crust from 100-500KM
below surface. Confirming mud volcanoes is first step.
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5.5. Microbial life in Serpentine Mud. Since the mud is coming up from deep crust
sources,finding microbial life will confirm the existence of life in the crust
5.6. Bioluminescence in water column and near seabed
6. Documentary- BBC
7. Education/Inspiration
7.1. Highly visible platform to inspire interest in the Sea
7.2. "Five Dives" creates tie to the Seven Summits
7.3. Project size conducive to younger participation
8. Mothership Capabilities
8.1. Extreme long range - 6000KM+ unrefueled, extreme efficiency- 2-3 MPG, 120
gallons/day
8.2. Fast- cruise 12 knots, sprint 20+ knots
8.3. Crane 8500 lbs, carries Sub/Dive Tender
8.4. Extremely stable
8.5. Relatively shallow draft (7ft)
8.6. Light crew requirements. Currently 8 berths, can add berths up to 16 total for sub
op's. 5-6 crew required for transit, 10-11 minimum for sub launch &recovery
8.7. Watermakers
8.8. Dive gear&compressors for 8-10
8.9. Value as film platform
9. Technical Risks - classic risks broken into 3 risk categories
9.1. Loss of buoyancy- Material is pressure tested, sonar to protect entanglement
9.2. Structural Failure
9.2.1. Pressure Test with strain gauges and micro-acoustics to quantify
9.2.2. Alternate for Sub Dome: Titanium hemisphere
9.2.3. Alternate for Carbon Tube: Ceramic tube
9.2.4. Balance of pressure hull system is mature technology
9.3. Life support.
9.3.1. 100% time safety factor, 24 hrs of 02 &scrubber for 12 hr max mission
9.3.2. 6 hrs of life support is stand alone lung powered rebreather system
9.4. Secondary risk- recovery
9.4.1. Flight plan known to all before dive
9.4.2. Current time tracking of sub during dive
9.4.3. Mutiple stand alone beacons -VHF, Iridium,Argos, Strobe
9.4.4. Additional buoyancy device on ascent (lift bag/balloon)
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10. Doing Good/Having Fun
10.1. Successful expedition will re-write the book of deep sea knowledge.
10.2. Project creates the opportunity for backer/sponsors to participate in the
project at grass roots level
10.3. Project is seeking access to the least known terrestrial areas at modest cost-
Total cost under$5MM. Similar projects orders of magnitude more expensive.
Cameron $25MM+, new Chinese effort$250MM+.
10.4. Mothership and possible shallow sub will be transiting areas rich in culture
and scuba/sub diving potential. Opportunity to "parachute" in and participate in
citizen science.
11. Possible Add-On Project- Shallow Sub - Support worldwide diving by Scientists and
Project Supporters
11.1. Challenger sub to be offloaded and container shipped between big dives,
freeing up potential space for 2-3 person shallow diving (2,000 ft) sub
11.2. Potential shallow subs: Nuytco Dual Deep Worker ($400K), U-Boat Worx
($500K) or Super Aviator ($600K)
11.3. Could double the science deliverables of the expedition
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