Titanic submersible confirmed destroyed with loss of all five souls onboard.

[danlightbulb]

Did you even know this existed? I didn't.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65953941

Terrible though it is, can't expect routine visits to 4,000 metres under water not to end in tragedy at some point.

Should never be allowed.

 

[labbby]

Did you even know this existed? I didn't.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65953941

Terrible though it is, can't expect routine visits to 4,000 metres under water not to end in tragedy at some point.

Should never be allowed.

that would be in my top 5 ways "I don't want to go" list.

 

[adidan]

Did you even know this existed? I didn't.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65953941

Terrible though it is, can't expect routine visits to 4,000 metres under water not to end in tragedy at some point.

Should never be allowed.

$250,000 a go, you know it'll be risky.

I'm all for letting people take the risk of they want to.

 

[hurfdurf]

Did you even know this existed? I didn't.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-65953941

Terrible though it is, can't expect routine visits to 4,000 metres under water not to end in tragedy at some point.

Should never be allowed.

Should never be allowed? People shouldn’t be free to follow their dreams and passions if they are dangerous?

Utter nanny statism. The regulations in place exist as a safety net, people are free to peruse things they want to do.

Horse riding, motor racing, flying planes… all incredibly dangerous, all normalised.

 

[Thekwango]

Should never be allowed.

why?

 

[JamesH85]

Life support for 96 hours for a crew of 5. Do they actually know what area they could be in?

 

[Dyson]

Horse riding, motor racing, flying planes… all incredibly dangerous, all normalised.

Just walking along the street is dangerous enough!

I agree, no reason for this trip not to exist

 

[danlightbulb]

why?

I think the main reason is that its a mass grave.

What possible value is there for a tourist to see it, other than gloating points.

I actually thought the wreck was a protected site, clearly not.

 

[StriderX]

If the crew dies does that mean the company gets sued into oblivion?

 

[Feek]

Just heard this on the wireless and had to go away and read up on it, they've been out of contact for what, eight hours now? Surely this isn't going to end well

 

[robfosters]

I think the main reason is that its a mass grave.

What possible value is there for a tourist to see it, other than gloating points.

I agree. It should respectfully be left alone rather than rich people paying to gawk at it.

 

[danlightbulb]

Just heard this on the wireless and had to go away and read up on it, they've been out of contact for what, eight hours now? Surely this isn't going to end well

If the vessel buoyancy failed and they went down, that is not a nice way to go.

Would have been over quick if it was a rupture though.

 

[lookitsjonno]

Same, never thought people would want to go with it being a mass grave. What poor taste

 

[Thekwango]

I think the main reason is that its a mass grave.

What possible value is there for a tourist to see it, other than gloating points.

I actually thought the wreck was a protected site, clearly not.

same reason folk go to auschwitz and the like. morbid curiosity, interest in history, loads of reasons why someone might want to see the wreck that are nothing to do with gloating points (whatever they are)
i'd love to be able to visit the titanic wreck, not to boast or gloat but purely from my own interest in the subject.

 

[Thekwango]

What poor taste

how so? they aren't going to be taking retarded selfies (see the aushwitz thread) or the likes. they can't steal anything (as far as i can tell) so what harm are visitors doing? no different to people visiting some of the land based historical sites where lots of people died.

 

[Penfold101]

I guess Auschwitz, the Twin Tower memorials and Everest should be closed to visitors then.

 

[robfosters]

I think people who to Auschwitz are weird too.

 

[danlightbulb]

i'd love to be able to visit the titanic wreck, not to boast or gloat but purely from my own interest in the subject.

Suppose, but you wouldn't see much beyond a few meters of it at one time. Much more information about it from the scientific surveys carried out and 3d modelled.

 

[Thekwango]

Suppose, but you wouldn't see much beyond a few meters of it at one time. Much more information about it from the scientific surveys carried out and 3d modelled.

true but seeing it first hand, up close, is going to be very powerful (emotionally speaking) that said - if the wreck is in danger of damage because of these sub visits then of course they should be banned but just banning them 'cause people died onboard doesn't seem right to me either.

 

[robfosters]

Anyway, the tourists are ruining it. Experts have agreed for years now that constant human activity is destroying the wreck faster than it naturally would be.

Access should be to approved scientific research vessels only and kept to a minimum.