Soldato
I do wonder if there were any signs that something was about to go wrong - moments before it did? Carbon doesn't creak I don't think? It's fine - then its shattered, right?
Titanic submersible confirmed destroyed with loss of all five souls onboard.
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Titanic director James Cameron: 'OceanGate were warned'
James Cameron, who did 33 dives to Titanic's wreck, tells BBC he suspected immediately the sub was lost.
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RIP to the victims. At least they didn't suffer.
Commissario
Is it wrong that I want to see Titan wrekage footage. 
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But, but it was covered in sensors or so it was reported.
Standard poor journalism
Soldato
Well they supposedly had some sort of hull monitoring system which I guess could have alerted them to an issue. Which would tally with what James Cameron and the other fella who found the Titanics theory that they’d released the ballast.
That whole monitoring idea feels flawed to be honest. What sort of notice of a catastrophic failure are you likely to get? If it goes off when you’re at the bottom you can’t just teleport to the surface!
Soldato
I wonder if it was the viewport that failed? It was only certified to 1300m
Well, he will certainly be remembered. Just not in the way he would have liked...
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Apologies if posted already, but it’s just so amateur it’s unbelievable:
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The Trieste crew had the ass puckering experience of hearing and seeing their window crack at 9000m down.
Then they got over it and continued another 2000m
Caporegime
The Trieste crew had the ass puckering experience of hearing and seeing their window crack at 9000m down.
Then they got over it and continued another 2000m
Trieste was a god tier vessel, especially for the time.
Soldato
I think the narrative quite rightly will shift from dramatic rescue efforts of adventurers to (quite rightly) the prosecution and holding to account of the company behind the construction and running of the submersible.
When I watched that earlier in the week I just though that 'pilot' looked like he had no idea what he was doing.Apologies if posted already, but it’s just so amateur it’s unbelievable:
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I’ve been following this and I’m truly lost for words.
It seems common sense does not exist anymore and individuals will risk everything for their “ego”.
As much as I think the Titanic was a beautiful ship, I do feel it needs to be left alone now.
It seems common sense does not exist anymore and individuals will risk everything for their “ego”.
As much as I think the Titanic was a beautiful ship, I do feel it needs to be left alone now.
Soldato
It’s part of a wider theme where people with too much money assume they can buy experiences where the barrier to entry is not just financial (eg climbing Everest). People get in to these things with no real appreciation of the risks involved. Hard to say they are giving informed consent when they sign waivers.
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Those who’ve voyaged on Titan before must be feeling extremely fortunate.
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I am shocked that the US Navy are reported to have heard the implosion on Monday. Oh no I’m not, we called that already.
Soldato
The Sea is not a theme park, nor is space.
Commissario
There's a company called OceanGate who have a submersible that for a mere $250,000 can take you down to see the Titanic. If you ask nicely, perhaps they'll divert....... oh wait.Is it wrong that I want to see Titan wrekage footage.
Soldato
Wow that's mental