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Melvin C. Pennymore-Editor

2 September 2003

Some of the News Fit to Print....and a Lot That's Not!

Nessie Hunting Sub 

In July, the Los Angeles Times profiled Dan Taylor, 58-year-old retired entrepreneur in Hardeeville, S.C., who is close to finishing the $1 million, 40-foot-long submarine he will take next June to Scotland in order to hunt the Loch Ness monster, which he says he first encountered 30 years ago but in a flimsier submarine that couldn’t keep up with the critter. According to his wife, almost all of Taylor’s waking hours in the last three years have been spent thinking about "Nessie."

The "Nessie 1"

Visitors Flock To Submarine Hushpuppy

The Holy Grail of Hushpuppies

Lexington, NC (AP) - In the self-proclaimed "center of the universe" for barbecue, the quiet town of Lexington, NC, has become a new mecca for the world. It seems that they now can claim to be the "center of the universe" period, all because of a special little hushpuppy.

Scott and Kaffee Cope, owners of Smokey Joe's Barbecue, set out yesterday morning on what seemed like a normal Wednesday. After getting the kids to school, they headed into their restaurant to get it ready for the normal lunch rush.

Billy Greeson was the first customer in that morning, "When Kaffe brought me out my plate of bbq, slaw, fries and hushpuppies .. I just stared. I said 'That one looks like a small submarine'."

Kaffee called Scott over and they all just stared at the plate. "Oh my god", said Kaffee, "That does look like a small submarine doesn't it Scott?" All Scott could do was nod his head.

More customers came in throughout the lunch shift and they too were mesmerized by the small chunk of cornmeal. Before they knew it, Scott and Kaffee had pulled in 400 visitors that afternoon, each stopping to gawk at the hushpuppy. When reverend Joseph P. Parkland strolled in after receiving a strange phone call, he declared it a holy sign.

"It was like a message from God reminding us of Noah and that if we didn't straighten our evil ways, we'd be subjected to another Great Deluge. That means flood," he added to make himself completely clear.

The Cope's have plans to get the hushpuppy clearcoated by her brother Clive before it gets eaten. "We've got to preserve this religious sign so that others may feel its power in the future," Kaffee stressed.

Sub in Trail Creek in 1845?

By Elwin Greening

"MICHIGAN CITY HAS HAD a long and interesting history of boats of all kinds, from early Indian canoes, through schooners, excursion boats and, more recently, pleasure craft. But did you know that long before many of these plied the waters of Trail Creek, that there were also submarines there? That's right!" And that is how an article in the Old Lighthouse Museum News of June, 1980, began ... "Lodner Darvontis Phillips, the debonair son of Cyril Phillips, who had a shoe factory on the Vreeland Hotel site, launched his first submarine, 'the first one ever on the Great Lakes,' in Trail Creek at the foot of the Old Lighthouse. It was not highly successful and eventually sank, but six years later he launched one and took his wife and family for an all-day excursion on the bottom of Lake Michigan! 

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Megatech Launches Mini Ocean Explorer-1 

Explore the depths of your fish tank, pool or fountain with Megatech’s Ocean Explorer-1 submarine. Our deep diving research sub will probe depths up to 6 feet while maintaining a solid radio link. With its twin motors and fully proportional radio control, the Explorer-1 dives, ascends and executes “turn-on-a-dime” maneuvers.

The Explorer-1 comes with three front mounted high-powered exploration lights for missions into the deep while illusive giant goldfish curiously look on. Built-in red and green sequential flashing running lights also alert timid mammoth angle fish they’re about to have a close encounter with the upper world.

The Ocean Explorer-1 comes completely assembled with rechargeable battery power, and only needs 8AA batteries to power-up the two-channel surface command transmitter. Should your Explorer-1 ever run out of power, experience radio-link interference, fear not…our failsafe system is preset to automatically shut down the engines and blow all ballast sending the Explorer-1 safely on an emergency return trip to the surface.

- All in One Carry Case
- 100% Ready to Run
- Independently Electronically COntrolled
- Twin-Motors
- Operates up to 6-Feet Deep
- Fully Proportional Radio
- Diving, Ascending and "Turn-on-a-Dime" Maneuvering
- Red and Green Flashing Exploration Lights
- Fail Safe Surface Feature

How Andromeda Scared Greenpeace

Soviet submarine used "mysterious weapons" and terribly scared Greenpeace
Built in the early 1970s, the Andromeda submarine experienced its second birth after a re-fitting. The Andromeda submarine (project 667M) was launched in October 1982; it became part of the Navy for another eight years. Certainly, there were no ceremonies dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the submarine launching. Several officers of the Andromeda crew got together to share memories of the past. Quite unexpectedly the meeting unveiled a mystery over which Greenpeace ecologists and the US Navy Intelligence are still racking their brains.

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UNDERWATER FUN!

Experience the thrill of journeying beneath the sea in a REAL SUBMARINE! Explore Cayman's underwater Marine Park to depths of 100 feet.Enjoy breathtaking underwater vistas and entertaining narration on-this-once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

Experience the thrill of journeying beneath the sea in a Real Submarine. A technological marvel, the Atlantis XI Submarine was specifically designed for underwater sightseeing excursions. The spacious cabin is air-conditioned and for your added comfort, maintained at sea level pressure (no effect on the ears). The smooth ride and clarity of the water will amaze you as you explore Grand Cayman’s Underwater Marine Park to depths of 100 feet.


At the helm of the Atlantis XI Submarine is a highly skilled pilot who will reveal to you a panorama of breathtaking underwater vistas, while your friendly co-pilot and guide provides a wealth of knowledge in an entertaining narration. Huge barrel sponges and star corals abound the reef while colorful snappers and groupers, even the occasional stingray and turtle, may pass within a few feet of your large view-port. Your 1-1/2 hour excursion conveniently begins and ends at the Atlantis Dock, located next to the cruise ship tender pier in the heart of the Duty Free Shopping District, allowing ample time for shopping and sightseeing.

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