“I copy that LC. Well, we’re making good progress with the laser. It works fine, but the overheating is just as we were warned… it’s not so bad in the cold water, but we’re not using it for longer than two seconds at a time.
Is he making a status report on ongoing recovery operations, in a high threat/hostile environment, or sending a letter home from summer camp? Author really falls below the mark here and in other spots. It's as if he is overtired, rushing to get pages done, or just going through the motions.

