European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday August 13,1986 a Salvage Crew on a floating Barge brings the 18th-Centny Gate Debraak to the a face near Lewes Del. Salvages raise Hulk of ship but so far no $500 million Lewes Del. Up Salvage divers raised the Hulk of the 18th-Century British frigate Debraak and put  aboard a Barge monday night but they found no treasure spilling from the Coral encrusted Hull. The huge segment of the 80-foot frigate was slowly raised to the surface near the Mouth of Delaware Bay after a 12-hour Effort and was gently lowered onto a Salvage Barge  10 30 . To be carried into port. God  s  said Kevin Mccormick project manager for the salvages sub Sal inc. Mccormick said divers would return to the site tuesday to begin searching the sediment below the Hulk of the ship for the $500 million in treasure  was reportedly carrying when  Sank in a storm 188 years. Ago. The grueling Effort to raise the Hulk of the British warship from its grave 80 feet below the surface was hampered by bad weather a slipped Cable and a Bro Ken Crane Brake. The Debraak. A British Brig of War captured from the dutch was in route to Lewes in 1798 when  Sank in a Squall about a mile from Shore.  was believed to be filled with treasure a Rumor fuelled by reports of sailors struggling ashore Laden with Gold coins. Divers using sophisticated sonar equipment discovered the vessel in july 1984. Since then Salvage Effort shave yielded thousands of artefacts toothbrushes cannons Gold coins and a ring belonging to the Captain but no substantial Booty. Divers prepared for the recovery monday by threading straps under the Hull and attaching them to the Crane of a waiting Salvage ship. About 100 pleasure boats surrounded the huge Barge that supported the Crane. Sure part. Anea sign on one of the pleasure boats wished the trea ire Hunters Luck. Relax. Don drop   said in ail the plan was to lift the Debraak place  on a specially built Cradle and raise  slowly about Ivi fee per minute to keep water flow from disturbing the wreck s  operation has Cost $2.5 million and Mccormick has called the search for treasure a raw Gamb  said the artefacts and possibly the ship itself will be put on Public  Don know what was on the ship Mccormick said. We do know the Story a 200 years old and we re bringing  to its conclusion. Pro Emfs to pro Fec . Diplomats shoddy overpriced report says. I fun Erin .t,4 in a Vianah not hint of Washington a a government program to protect . Diplomats overseas by building Safe new Mes and offices for them is laced with Cost overruns delays and blatant cases of shoddy work a congressional report  assessment came from a report by the House government operations committee which reviewed the stale department s $2.9 billion construction program. The committee s recent review documents that serious and longstanding systemic deficiencies in the foreign buildings office operations Over the years have resulted in substandard design poor contracting procedures shoddy workmanship inadequate manage ment lengthy delays and major Cost overruns on Many construction projects the panel said in a report. In one instance a new residence for the . Ambas Sador to Egypt was scheduled for completion in two years  a Cost of about $2  report said that because of design deficiencies and lax contract management the residence was still incomplete after nearly five years and $3.6 million had been consumed. Among the most blatant cases of shoddy work was a bathroom Drain pipe that emptied directly onto bedroom Balcony the report said. The workmanship was so shoddy an estimated additional $930,000 would have been needed just tomake the residence habitable  said. Instead  said the project was abandoned and the land and partially completed building sold. While they have made a profit on the Sale they have lost a prime piece of real estate that would have made a Choice location for a . Ambassador s Resi Dence said rep. Jack Brooks a Texas the commit tee  another instance the report said a project to build a chancery for the Cairo embassy also ran into trouble. was to have Cost $27.6 million and to have been finished by last january. But by March the project was Only about one third Complete even though Flo million had been spent and estimated costs for completion had soared to $45 million the report said. The report said the problems experienced in Cairo Are not isolated asserting that construction projects in Khartoum Sudan new Delhi India and Hong Kong also have been plagued with  committee recommended that the state depart ment take a series of Steps to improve the situation including using the  corps of engineers to the fullest extent practicable in implementing the Security building program. Stateside surviving twin born Given Good Chance to live los Angeles a an infant boy whose twin brother died last month after he was re moved from their Mother s womb has Bernbom prematurely but has a very Good Chance of surviving doctors  Northridge Hospital med ical Center said  other twin was removed from the womb in a rare operation july 25 when both fetuses were endangered because their circulatory sys tems had become linked. The surviving boy was born last wednesday almost three months prematurely to Patricia Hollcr of Valencia but the birth was not revealed until she met with reporters monday As she prepared to leave the Hospital with her Hus band Randolph. City seeks authorization for More Aid in drug fight Chelsea mass. A aldermen voted unanimously to ask for a state of emergency declaration Here so More state Law officers can join the fight against drug trafficking. The 8-0 vote monday followed a newspaper report that members of the Suffolk county narcotics task Force believe Chelsea is second Only to new York in the Northeast in the availability of  John j. Zimini who moved to seek a declaration of emergency from gov. Michael s. Dukakis said tuesday he hoped the vote would allow the governor and state Public safety Secretary Charles Barry to Send in enough stat police and drug enforcement Agency officers to clean out the apparent drug problem. Finding of 3 fruit flies spurs eradication drive Sacramento Calif. Up the discovery of three guava fruit flies in Southern califor Nia their first known appearance in the Western hemisphere is prompting a Campaign to Erad in ate the dangerous pests officials said. The California department of food and Agri culture said monday that within a week Crews will begin Poison bait treatments. The state officials said the lies Are considered a significant threat to California Citrus peaches guava mangoes and other exotic fruits. Poisonous bait containing a sex lure to attract and kill male flies on Contact will be applied to vertical surfaces such As Utility poles Trees and Fence posts the department said. Reagan plans to nominate oregonian As circuit judge Washington up. President Reagan announced monday his intention to nominate Diarmuid f. O Oscannlain a Portland ore.,  Torney to be . Circuit judge for the 9th Dis  Oscannlain 49, would succeed Federal appeals judge Robert Boochever. O Oscannlain is former director of the Oregon department of environmental Quality and also served As the Public Utility commissioner of Oregon. Low Power tests resume  Michigan nuclear Plant Monroe Mich. Up Detroit Edison co. Resumed Low Power tests  its Fermi 2 nuclear Power Plant Early monday six Days after the $3.8 billion reactor was shut Down when a circuit breaker overheated. Utility spokesman Marty Bufalini said the Plant was restarted about 12 30 a.m., with no  Plant was shut Down last wednesday after smoke was detected in a switch room located in a building separate from the reactor. Plant officials declared an Alert which was lifted about two hours  incident came just three Days after the Plant had resumed generating electricity  5 percent capacity following a 10-month shutdown ordered by the nuclear regulatory commission