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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65953872

Time is running out

6/19/2023 8:13:41 PM

TWW News!

Good luck to them.

I'm wondering why the submersible doesn't stay tethered to the parent ship by a line that can be winched up if needed.

6/19/2023 9:19:38 PM

6/19/2023 9:30:38 PM

Another sub is probably holding the billionaire on board for ransom.

6/19/2023 9:56:52 PM

6/20/2023 7:06:25 AM

nice

6/20/2023 9:32:04 AM

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" I'm wondering why the submersible doesn't stay tethered to the parent ship by a line that can be winched up if needed."

Well, they were going down to the Titanic. Are there spools big enough to hold a tether line that long? A hull breach at those depths would be instantaneous. I’m claustrophobic just thinking about this.

6/20/2023 9:50:00 AM

That article up there says that they had to be bolted in from the outside. So even if they float to the top, someone has to unscrew some port holes to let them out.
One would think they would have the foresight to keep a demolition hammer on board with a couple of 40V Dewalt batteries for an emergency escape.

6/20/2023 10:18:44 AM

If the hull collapsed i wonder what the bodies look like if they find the vessel and bring it back up

6/20/2023 10:24:31 AM

I'd be surprised if there was anything recognizable as a body in that case.

6/20/2023 11:56:01 AM

I bet the Titanic ghosts captured them

6/20/2023 12:18:34 PM

They never caught the iceberg. It's still out there.

6/20/2023 12:20:30 PM

IMO more rich people should do this

6/20/2023 12:40:54 PM

The thing has been exposed to be made from off the shelf parts from here and there. It is steered by a literal video game controller. The ballasts are some commercial pipes.

They signed a waiver that says they agree that the vehicle is not certified by any body.

250,000 to poop and pee in Ziploc bags... yeah, I'mma pass even if I had that much to spare until tourist rides to the Titanic become somewhat 'common' using proper vessels, plus, yeah, insurance in case of death.

6/20/2023 12:55:47 PM

I bet they stayed up all night playing COD and they forgot to put their controller back on charge before heading down

6/20/2023 2:59:38 PM

please guys

i have a match titanic sub tonight

6/20/2023 4:44:09 PM

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"250,000 to poop and pee in Ziploc bags... yeah, I'mma pass even if I had that much to spare until tourist rides to the Titanic become somewhat 'common' using proper vessels, plus, yeah, insurance in case of death."

Even "proper vessels" to go to 12,000+ feet don't have bathrooms.

6/20/2023 5:34:47 PM

These dudes have been farting, pissing, and shitting inside of a minivan for how many days now? That thing has got to reek

6/20/2023 7:59:58 PM

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"i wonder what the bodies look like if they find the vessel and bring it back up"

Watch the 2020 movie, Underwater, for examples.

6/20/2023 8:11:20 PM

^thanks for the heads up

6/20/2023 8:19:56 PM

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"Well, they were going down to the Titanic. Are there spools big enough to hold a tether line that long?"

Yes, almost certainly.

This is really interesting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Azorian

Deeper, and MUCH heavier weight. But also engineered to the max and very costly.

Maybe a line capable of winching the submersible wouldn't be necessary, but a marine-coated physical connecting wire / cable (could be pretty small) for constant communication and also the ability to locate by following seems like it would have been a good idea as opposed to having no idea where the thing is. I also realize there aren't many vessels capable of just going down for a rescue mission. This company seems probably done regardless of final outcome.

6/21/2023 8:50:03 AM

James Cameron gonna start working on a Titanic/The Abyss sequel/mashup after this?

Titanic 2: Return to the Abyss

6/21/2023 9:19:53 AM

This reminds me of the time I had to hold my breath in a portable john due to an old egg roll

6/21/2023 9:23:32 AM

^^^ I want to know the properties of those 4.8 km of pipe. According to an underwater robot expert I watched yesterday, ocean currents would heavily affect a 12,000 foot long cable.

6/21/2023 12:02:25 PM

Was the submersible planning to actually go inside the wreckage of the Titanic? If so, maybe that is why they didn't bother with a tether as it would have gotten tangled up on stuff.

But honestly, based upon what I've read, the owner was cutting corners with costs and safety everywhere. A tether strong enough would be very expensive and he'd likely not have wanted to pay for it.

6/21/2023 1:39:08 PM

^^They had a lot of extra weight on the end.

This is a great documentary:

https://www.amazon.com/Azorian-Raising-K-129-Michael-White/dp/B008QTU7QY

I have it on DVD. Crazy engineering.

6/21/2023 2:50:31 PM

But wait, somebody just posted the whole documentary on YouTube. This quite literally was not there last night (because I checked). Get it before they potentially take it down:



Definitely worth a watch for engineering nerds.

6/21/2023 4:06:09 PM

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/submarine-missing-near-titanic-used-a-30-logitech-gamepad-for-steering

6/21/2023 4:29:28 PM

^^Dang it. I didn't test that video. It's just a long video telling you to click a redirect link to a sketchy third party site. Sorry.

Here's at least the trailer to the real documentary film:

6/22/2023 12:40:57 AM

First try posting a youtube embed…hope it works

6/22/2023 6:48:34 AM

^Success!

6/22/2023 7:11:03 AM

On mobile i could only get it from http://youtubeembedcode.com/en/

6/22/2023 7:15:15 AM

It appears that this thread was posted 62 hours and 4 minutes ago.

6/22/2023 10:17:16 AM

Debris field found

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-65967464

6/22/2023 12:05:18 PM

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"On mobile i could only get it from http://youtubeembedcode.com/en/"

You can also use desktop mode in your favorite browser to open up whatever video you want to embed and copy the code from there

6/22/2023 2:37:24 PM

Sounds like they’ve pretty much called it.

I can only hope that this will put stricter requirements on what passes for a tourism vessel. Sounds like this company had no business operating the way it did in the first place. I’m amazed that this sub has made as many trips as it had.

But like one of the CNN articles said, there have been much worse sea disasters that received less coverage.

6/22/2023 3:23:52 PM

a Republican making the case for more regulation?

I’ll take it

6/22/2023 3:56:11 PM

When a handful of sight-seeing rich people is troubled in a submarine, an extensive search and rescue operation is mobilized.
When dozens of migrants fleeing life or death conditions is troubled in a boat, the world makes up excuses on why they deserve to drown.

6/22/2023 4:56:12 PM

^damn brah you gettin' rhetorically deep

deep as the Titanic amirite

6/22/2023 6:14:26 PM

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"It is steered by a literal video game controller."

PS3 or SEGA Genesis?

6/22/2023 6:41:43 PM

Looks like we’re disclosing top secret capabilities now due to these fuckers

6/22/2023 7:14:20 PM

Good thing the debris didn’t land on the Titanic

6/22/2023 7:14:47 PM

God forbid a totally irrelevant shipwreck become damaged

6/22/2023 7:50:56 PM

What did the Titanic ever do to you? Seems rather callous

6/22/2023 8:21:35 PM

I was actually kinda hoping they did land on the Titanic wreck

6/22/2023 8:28:03 PM

Fuck James Cameron

6/22/2023 8:28:38 PM

why would they have not had a way to be trackable?

I guess because they went too deep?

why no GPS approximate location?

(I haven't looked too deeply into this, so sorry if this is a dumb/obvious question)

6/22/2023 8:29:24 PM

for real, how did they not have a clear satellite signal when 6,000 feet below the surface :3

6/22/2023 8:44:45 PM

They will rest forever along with Jack's famed drawings:

6/22/2023 8:56:09 PM

well they could have made a way to be tracked ok whatever

6/22/2023 9:40:34 PM