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No attempt has been made to commercialize the suit or keep its details secret, and the Navy has been supplied with all essential information. One purpose to which Messrs. Nohl & Craig hope to put it is the salvaging of valuable articles from the Lusitania. Two years ago, the Orphir, a privately financed salvage ship, located a large hulk off tne Irish coast by means of an echo-sounder, and this was assumed to be the Lusitania when a diver found two-inch rivets, such as used in constructing the Lusitania. Bad weather and other difficulties drove the searchers off before there was any opportunity to look for treasure. Nohl and Craig hope that their efficient suit with complete freedom of movement will encourage the Orphir's sponsors to try again.
*Dr. William Beebe's bathysphere record is 3,028 ft.