now what’s interesting about my experience with the Titanic was on my
experience with the Titanic was on my
experience with the Titanic was on my first dive I came in right here we came
first dive I came in right here we came
first dive I came in right here we came around the corner and we came in on on
around the corner and we came in on on
around the corner and we came in on on right on the bilge keel a forward of the
right on the bilge keel a forward of the
right on the bilge keel a forward of the forward of the right about a beam of the
forward of the right about a beam of the
forward of the right about a beam of the bridge down at the base and what it
bridge down at the base and what it
bridge down at the base and what it struck me at that time was the paint the
struck me at that time was the paint the
struck me at that time was the paint the antifouling paint on the Titanic is
antifouling paint on the Titanic is
antifouling paint on the Titanic is still working at that time of 75 years
still working at that time of 75 years
still working at that time of 75 years old the Titanic had been underwater for
old the Titanic had been underwater for
old the Titanic had been underwater for 75 years and the antifouling paint was
75 years and the antifouling paint was
75 years and the antifouling paint was still working on the hull see they never
still working on the hull see they never
still working on the hull see they never thought the Titanic would sink so they
thought the Titanic would sink so they
thought the Titanic would sink so they didn’t paint it above the waterline so
didn’t paint it above the waterline so
didn’t paint it above the waterline so the rust that’s coming down is coming
the rust that’s coming down is coming
the rust that’s coming down is coming from the unpainted surface but the
from the unpainted surface but the
from the unpainted surface but the actual painted surface is still fine so
actual painted surface is still fine so
actual painted surface is still fine so what I’m proposing to do and I’m
what I’m proposing to do and I’m
what I’m proposing to do and I’m applying for a permit to know his office
applying for a permit to know his office
applying for a permit to know his office to clean and paint the Titanic now
to clean and paint the Titanic now
to clean and paint the Titanic now people think I’m crazy
people think I’m crazy
people think I’m crazy children ask what color and we’ve
children ask what color and we’ve
children ask what color and we’ve actually had I’ve had a long discussion
actually had I’ve had a long discussion
actually had I’ve had a long discussion I probably talked several hundred
I probably talked several hundred
I probably talked several hundred children about what color we should
children about what color we should
children about what color we should paint the Titanic and they think that
paint the Titanic and they think that
paint the Titanic and they think that painting it the original black would not
painting it the original black would not
painting it the original black would not be appropriate that we should paint it
be appropriate that we should paint it
be appropriate that we should paint it the way she is now but just with
the way she is now but just with
the way she is now but just with antifouling paint so it won’t change now
antifouling paint so it won’t change now
antifouling paint so it won’t change now how are we going to do this it’s done
how are we going to do this it’s done
how are we going to do this it’s done all the time
all the time
all the time this is how they do it on big ships they
this is how they do it on big ships they
this is how they do it on big ships they have these little cleaners robotic
have these little cleaners robotic
have these little cleaners robotic cleaners that actually attached to the
cleaners that actually attached to the
cleaners that actually attached to the ship through magnets so they put them on
ship through magnets so they put them on
ship through magnets so they put them on them and the ship can literally ride up
them and the ship can literally ride up
them and the ship can literally ride up and down and clean the hull of the ship
and down and clean the hull of the ship
and down and clean the hull of the ship not only do they have this technology
not only do they have this technology
not only do they have this technology now they also have it in underwater
now they also have it in underwater
now they also have it in underwater applications because super tankers
applications because super tankers
applications because super tankers supertankers cannot dry dock after
supertankers cannot dry dock after
supertankers cannot dry dock after they’ve been launched there longer than
they’ve been launched there longer than
they’ve been launched there longer than a football field
a football field
a football field we don’t have shipyards large enough to
we don’t have shipyards large enough to
we don’t have shipyards large enough to take super tankers there’s now acrylic
take super tankers there’s now acrylic
take super tankers there’s now acrylic paint antifouling acrylic paint they can
paint antifouling acrylic paint they can
paint antifouling acrylic paint they can be applied and hardened underwater so I
be applied and hardened underwater so I
be applied and hardened underwater so I personally find it a piece of cake
personally find it a piece of cake
personally find it a piece of cake you don’t let the historical site
you don’t let the historical site
you don’t let the historical site rot and so I’m convinced I can do this
rot and so I’m convinced I can do this
rot and so I’m convinced I can do this and so I’m going to do it thank you
and so I’m going to do it thank you
and so I’m going to do it thank you you know anyway
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