COLLAPSE OF TEXAS TOWER NO. 4 179 



Mr. I^ENDALL. I believe, Mr. Crockett, after the tower collapsed, 

 you were called by the Air Force to provide diving and possible rescue 

 work in connection with the tower ; is that correct ? 



Mr. Crockett. That is correct, sir. 



Mr. Ejennedy. Would you briefly describe your activities in that 

 connection and give the subcommittee a description of the wreckage 

 location and caisson footings and footing integrity, and so forth ? 



Senator Stennis. Just a minute, Mr. Counsel. This is something, 

 now, after the collapse of the tower. Does this testimony involve in 

 a substantial way anything concerning the officers that we mentioned 

 this morning? 



Mr. Kendall. No, sir. 



Senator Stennis. It will not. All right, Mr. Crockett; proceed. 



POSSIBILPIY OF SURVIVORS TRAPPED IN PLATFORM 



Mr. Crockett. In short, we were called— in fact, at the very outset 

 of the tower collapse, there was a feeling on the part of some of us 

 that there possibly was some life still on the tower, even though it had 

 been submerged. There have been many cases in the past of people 

 living in submerged objects for some little time. We felt there was — • 

 it was worth the risks involved to go out and endeavor to get into the 

 tower to ascertain whether or not there was any life there. 



This we did, and found there was no life, and I pereonally do not 

 believe there had ever been any life from the time the tower collapsed. 



In fact, we know from further searching operations into all the 

 compartments of the tower in its present position, and we found one 

 body. The body was recovered, and I assume delivered to the proper 

 place. 



SURVEY AND DESCRIPTION OF TOWER WRECKAGE 



At this particular time, we were requested to make a survey of the 

 conditions of the tower as they existed, with its relative position to its 

 original position. 



Mr. Kendall. Will you tell us what you found on that ? 



Mr. Crockett. This we did. We found the tower wreck to be some 

 200 yards, at a bearing of 245° from its original site. The AB side 

 bears at 355°, whereas the original AB plane on the original site was 

 just a few minutes short of 30°. 



Mr. Kendall. Did you prepare any drawings or sketches of the 

 position of the wrecked tower on the ocean floor ? 



Mr. Crockett. Yes, I did, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Do you have those with you ? 



Mr. Crockett. Yes, I do, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Will you submit them for the record, please, sir ? 



Mr. Crockett. Yes, sir. 



(Note. — These two sketches of tower wreckage will be found on 

 pp. 33 and 34 of the subcommittee report.] 



Mr. Kendall. Did you make an examination of the footings of the 

 tower ? 



