Ron Buice (3/4/04 3:37 pm)
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The Atakapa was in the process of be converted from a "spy" ship back to a "salvage" ship. I was the first Salvage Diver to report on board later, diver Mike Stasko an Ohio buckeye joined me. It was like Christmas opening packages of bran new dive equipment, Hard Hats, Jack Brown mask, and Scuba gear. I had uncrated our air compressor used to refill our twin aluminum scuba tanks, filled the engine with oil, filled the gas tank and had pulled on the cord a couple of times trying to get it started.