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RE: Higher air pressure when submerged
Posted by: Rick Mann ()
Date: February 01, 2001 04:39PM

You are correct in what you say in your post. What the commander tried to do is start the diesels right before opening the hatch to reduce the interior pressure of the boat. Sometimes this didn\'t work if it had been a long submergence, as the diesels would not fire due to the quality of the air!

Rick


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