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that behaved as if there were no subsea structure. This we observed, 

 and this we reported, that our measurements above the sea indicated 

 that the subsea structure was totally ineffective. 



Now, we weren't charged with the responsibility for finding that 

 out. However, we found it out, and we felt we should report this, 

 and we did. 



Senator Symington. I understand that. 



It is sort of a Tinkers-to-Evers-to-Chance as to responsibility. I 

 am sorry I have been out of town and not present for some of these 

 hearings, but I wonder why, if the design was all right, or the con- 

 struction was all right, or both were all right — why if it was right, 

 you wouldn't have to do all this repairing, would you ? 



Mr. Brewer. Yes. The reason they tried to fix it is because it was 

 not fmictioning according to design. 



Senator Symington. That is my point. 



Mr. Brewer. The tower was moving more and moving at a lower 

 frequency, and this was detected by our instrumentation, and the 

 people responsible for the tower were making efforts while we were 

 there to rectify the condition by sending down divers and making 

 repairs. 



Senator Symington. That was my point. 



Mr. Brewer. It was my suggestion after they make repairs we 

 could come back and measure the motions again, and ascertain 

 whether it had been improved or not. This was not done. 



Senator Symington. To whom did you suggest that? 



Mr. Brewer. I have a letter. If you will excuse me a minute I will 

 see if we can find a letter. 



Senator Stennis. Yes. 



Mr. Brewer. It is a rather simple thing. If they were able to 

 restore the integrity of the subsea structure, then the natural fre- 

 quency would go up to the 37 cycles that the designers had calculated, 

 and if that was the case, the motion would go down, and probably 

 the stresses. But this could be determined by an experimental pro- 

 gram, and I did suggest that, and we may be able — if we cannot find 

 the letter right here, we can 



Senator Symington. If you give the contract to a reputable con- 

 tractor based on his statement that a design is right and have a pro- 

 duction contract, generally when you start creating the building, you 

 do it under a performance bond and then somebody is responsible for 

 not building it in accordance with the design. 



In this case, what I am interested in is: Wlio is responsible for these 

 men getting into this trouble? It seems that there was a great deal 

 of effort to repair an obviously faulty tower, and that effort did not 

 result in the desired end. 



brewer LABOFATORIEr, NOT CONXECTEn WITH DESIGN 



jSIr. Brewer. Well, I would like to say at the outset that we had 

 nothing to do with the design of this tower, and tlie reason we were 

 brought in, the only reason we were brought in, was because when 

 the tower was first occupied, these motions were noticed by the per- 

 sonnel on board, and it was not known at that time how much the 



