Aliens of the Deep Page #3

I say we go clear that

with the captain right now,

OK, Well, plan B,

All right,

we can talk it through tonight,

but I don't think

we should try for an all-up drill tonight,

I mean, people have been up

since 4:
30 in the morning,

It became apparent that

the only way to get the subs off the "Ares"

was to use the main crane and by sliding

the submersibles off the side of the vessel.

With a crane that is 30, 40, 50 feet above

the actual pick point of the submersible,

once an object starts to swing,

you can't stop it.

It's called the wrecking-ball effect.

Once it gets away from you,

you can't get it back.

I'm guessing we've got six to eight feet of

travel here, I'm thinking we should use...

It ultimately resulted

in Jim writing a 40-page manual

on what he thought the best way

to launch the vessel was.

This eye feeds into that...

So we spent a long time

devising four separate pick points,

as well as eight different points

of connection to the submersible

to stop it from swaying.

We would practice all night long.

At dawn the following day, we were ready

to attempt it for the first time.

We spent the past 24 hours rebuilding

the entire launch and recovery system,

which required us to cut this wall out, rerig

every capstan, rerig every block and tackle,

We've got about

Every single point

has to be checked by me, by hand,

Any single point fails, anything,

from the blue winch

to the cable itself, snaps, breaks,

not only do we lose the sub, but we risk the

chance of losing somebody on the deck,

I'm looking at every pulley

under tension, and it's looking at me,

Keldysh, be advised,

we are go for launch ops,

Deck crew, be advised we have 15

minutes before we start launch operation,

- Paul?

- Yeah, roger that, DP control,

MIR One's going into

the water right now,

Let's see the crane, guys,

- Oh, yes,

- Stow that, get on the line,

Bye-bye,

Tim, Straps off,

Keep going, keep going, keep

going, keep going, keep going, keep going,

DP control to "Keldysh."

MIRs are beginning their descent. Over.

Say goodbye to the surface world,

I love this part,

Everything is a go,

We're ready to vent,

SO, SO, Rover One,

Go ahead, Rover One.

We are about to start

our tandem descent,

OK, here we go,

And three, two, one...

- Venting. Go, go, go.

- OK, we're venting now,

Venting now,

All right, Rock and roll, Here we go,

The descent to Lost City

takes about 30 minutes,

which is plenty of time

to think about what you're about to do.

My name is Loretta Hidalgo,

and I'm an explorer.

Copy that, Rover One, This is Rover Two,

hearing you loud and clear,

My goal is to one day

explore the reaches of space.

- That is the bomb, Yeah!

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