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

[Screeeech]

It's looking like these "sounds" could literally be anything,

 

[Kelt]

I know technology is good now but it took 74 years to find the titanic. I took our government 3 weeks to find a dead body in a river. The sea deserves some respect really but people will never learn.

And I still remember that guy a few years ago, who got his leg stuck in railngs, in rising floodwater in the UK, and he ended up drowning.

Still boggles my mind to this day, how he wasn't able to be rescued.

 

[the shadow]

Presumably you don't have a curry beforehand.

No Delhi belly

 

[mrk]

 

[mcast123]

Can you imagine if one of them in there had to do a nervous poo and unleash all hell? It's bad enough when someone in the office rips wind and it stinks :S

too soon? they're probably dying as we type.

 

[Penfold101]

too soon? they're probably dying as we type.

I think that ship sailed long ago.








Literally.










Like 1912.

 

[mrk]

It's good to think about other things in times of potential distress

 

[Jay85]

I read somewhere or maybe it was a video that the submersible wasn't certified by any agency and a waiver needed to be signed in case of accidental death? Was it really that bad? I can't imagine someone offering this kinda of service and having to pay x amount (250K i think?) to go down to see the Titanic on something that is potentially unsafe and unfit for purpose.

 

[200sols]

It's looking like these "sounds" could literally be anything,

Yeah. Doesn't seem like it's a regular noise but then it could be 2 miles down so hard to know.

 

[mrk]

I read somewhere or maybe it was a video that the submersible wasn't certified by any agency and a waiver needed to be signed in case of accidental death? Was it really that bad? I can't imagine someone offering this kinda of service and having to pay x amount (250K i think?) to go down to see the Titanic on something that is potentially unsafe and unfit for purpose.

The owner's mate pulled out of this trip at the last minute for safety concerns, he's probably counting his stars right now. The video posted above also talks about the safety issues that plagued Titan since 2018.

 

[nsmalley]

I wonder if they know the sub imploded within the first 2 hours and all this looking for it, and press conferences (which actually say nothing) is to protect the company, coastguard and US Govt from the legal consequences. Look how hard we tried but….

 

[Buckster]

did I hear them in press conference say ROVs with capabilities of depths >4km are arriving tomorrow

what is the seabed like around the Titanic ? does it get deeper or is it pretty flat ?

 

[200sols]

I wonder if they know the sub imploded within the first 2 hours and all this looking for it, and press conferences (which actually say nothing) is to protect the company, coastguard and US Govt from the legal consequences. Look how hard we tried but….

You should have mentioned aliens for a full house.

 

[Jay85]

The owner's mate pulled out of this trip at the last minute for safety concerns, he's probably counting his stars right now. The video posted above also talks about the safety issues that plagued Titan since 2018.

I'd be buying the lottery, one lucky escape. Honestly hope they are found, safe and sound. Feeling like this sort of tragedy could have been avoided.

 

[Jay85]

did I hear them in press conference say ROVs with capabilities of depths >4km are arriving tomorrow

what is the seabed like around the Titanic ? does it get deeper or is it pretty flat ?

From that documentary i watched Drain the titanic it looks relatively flat. Don't know how accurate the CGI stuff is though.

 

[mysticsniper]

I wonder if they know the sub imploded within the first 2 hours and all this looking for it, and press conferences (which actually say nothing) is to protect the company, coastguard and US Govt from the legal consequences. Look how hard we tried but….

Why waste all those resources. It if did implode, there is no chance of finding anything.

did I hear them in press conference say ROVs with capabilities of depths >4km are arriving tomorrow

what is the seabed like around the Titanic ? does it get deeper or is it pretty flat ?

Looks completely muddy on the bed.

 

[413x]

The owner's mate pulled out of this trip at the last minute for safety concerns, he's probably counting his stars right now. The video posted above also talks about the safety issues that plagued Titan since 2018.

pulling out before going down is definitely a sensible choice.

 

[Jay85]

pulling out before going down is definitely a sensible choice.

god sake...

 

[mrk]

I wonder if they know the sub imploded within the first 2 hours and all this looking for it, and press conferences (which actually say nothing) is to protect the company, coastguard and US Govt from the legal consequences. Look how hard we tried but….

There are private and gov outfits out there doing the searching, if it imploded and they found out about it, there's no way the news would be kept hush with that many people from all over the world looking.

did I hear them in press conference say ROVs with capabilities of depths >4km are arriving tomorrow

what is the seabed like around the Titanic ? does it get deeper or is it pretty flat ?

Yeah a French sub called Victor is on the way right now, it can dive to 6000M, so a considerable depth beyond where Titanic lies. The USA have yet to give permission (politics?) to deploy the one under their control so the French sent their one.

 

[Penfold101]

pulling out before going down is definitely a sensible choice.

If you can do both at the same time then I admire your flexibility and lack of ribs.