But a Boeing official said chances of finding the door were "pretty good," and a Navy engineer estimated the odds at better than even.

And he read the Navy engineers' report with fascination.

You know what the Navy engineers found when they were excavating the foundations for this very garden dome?

Navy engineers, for example, originally wanted to put the berths and bathrooms for all 500 women together in one part of the ship.

By the time he landed in Shopton, the Navy engineers had already arrived.

"We're certainly grateful for your help," Tom told the Navy engineers.

In less than an hour, Tom and the Navy engineers had it set up and operating.

The Navy engineers who studied it coming across the Atlantic were quite impressed.

For every automatic system there is a mechanical backup, Navy engineers and electricians said.

The utility belt on a Navy engineer's pressure suit was made of diamond-tensile monofilament.