Mr. Terry Allen:

He is. He is the only person who could report on what actually happened on the sea bed because he was the only person down there. Normally, an archaeologist would not be on the sea bed in any event. The fact that he was working for Gregg Bemis would not change the reality. In other words, even if an archaeologist was present, we would have received the same report. He said that the lift bag burst. The telegraph was sent to the surface using a lift bag. He said that the procedure was the same as that used to recover five items during the 2011 dive survey. He said the pedestal was tied to the shot line and hauled up as he did not have a second lift bag, since only one item was intended to be recovered. They had thought the item was in one piece. They were only taking up one item. The lift bag was tested prior to use and was in perfect working order. However, when used in this instance, a pin hole in the bag allowed the air within it to escape when it was on the surface. The defect could have occurred when entering the water from the boat or when those involved were on the wreck site, where numerous jagged steel edges were detected. Essentially, the lift bag burst and the telegraph went back to the bottom. The pedestal that was tied separately to the shot line came up and was kept up. This was simply an equipment failure that would not have been-----