Titanic Submarine

[pj]

Hope these guys brought cards or dice down there with them. Maybe a few bottles of booze.

They probably whiled away an hour strangling the OceanGate CEO.

 

[NCHuskie919]

Unfortunately they're all dead. Hopefully is was a catastrophic failure and it was quick, couldn't imagine being stuck on the bottom of the ocean waiting for the oxygen to run out.

I don't think it was quick. They were making noises yesterday.

 

[superjohn]

For $250,000, the passagers are getting the real Titanic experience.

Hilarious!

 

[alphasigko]

Hope these guys brought cards or dice down there with them. Maybe a few bottles of booze.

How about bathroom relief in that can? (pardon the pun)

 

[McLovin]

Oh god and it was actually 5 passengers too lol

Gilligan was smarter than the CEO of this company lmao

 

[NJHusky]

Everyone is making a big deal (me included) about a vessel that can get to 13k feet. I just learned that in 1960, a Swiss designed/Italian built vessel got to the bottom on the Mariana Trench...at over 35k feet. And was able to sporadically communicate with the surface ship at that depth.. seems like they didn’t learn much in 60 years

 

[WestHartHusk]

Everyone is making a big deal (me included) about a vessel that can get to 13k feet. I just learned that in 1960, a Swiss designed/Italian built vessel got to the bottom on the Mariana Trench...at over 35k feet. And was able to sporadically communicate with the surface ship at that depth.. seems like they didn’t learn much in 60 years

They did. They also got cheap and starting cutting corners to make a buck.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

They did. They also got cheap and starting cutting corners to make a buck.

Not even sure why with who they’re selling too. Same folks would’ve gladly paid $500,000 if it meant making sure it was done right.

 

[CCSUblue]

Everyone is making a big deal (me included) about a vessel that can get to 13k feet. I just learned that in 1960, a Swiss designed/Italian built vessel got to the bottom on the Mariana Trench...at over 35k feet. And was able to sporadically communicate with the surface ship at that depth.. seems like they didn’t learn much in 60 years

That was the only time a human went until James Cameron did it in 2012.

He opened the floodgates.

List of people who descended to Challenger Deep - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[August_West]

That was the only time a human went until James Cameron did it in 2012.

He opened the floodgates.

List of people who descended to Challenger Deep - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

He should’ve stayed down there until he came up with a better idea than Avatar 2. Now THAT is a tragedy.

 

[Sick Puppy]

Somewhere there are billionaire wives sharpening pencils and doing some quick calculations.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I'll say same thing I said about MH370 flight when it disappeared.

There is technology out there that won't be used unless the US and allied militaries know they aren't being snooped on while using it.

 

[Improviser]

How about bathroom relief in that can? (pardon the pun)

Titanic submarine only has one seat for missing passengers in 'private' location

Passengers will definitely be thankful for it.

www.hitc.com

I am sure for $250,000, they are not getting a bidet.

But, as the article points out , it is the only seat in the house. Really.

 

[CCSUblue]

He should’ve stayed down there until he came up with a better idea than Avatar 2. Now THAT is a tragedy.

There are 3 more of them...

 

[Improviser]

They probably whiled away an hour strangling the OceanGate CEO.

I wonder what he was telling the other passengers down there?

 

[August_West]

There are 3 more of them...

 

[Stinger92860]

I don’t understand how a disaster turns into an exciting tourist attraction. From a local pov, I really don’t care for the smiling photos at ground zero by the fountains. Maybe I was too close to it.

 

[HeGotGame]

The owner has been described as "more Musk than Cousteau." Why would anyone trust him?

Cool story. And I emphasis story.

 

[Deepster]

Its kind of black humor. And people losing family members isn't funny, but let's be honest. That is exactly what it is. I've really never understood the fascination where people are enamored with 1500 people drowning in frigid water and think it is romantic. What's next a reenactment of the USS Indianapolis where the tourist can dodge getting eaten by sharks after delivering the nuclear bomb? How about we recreate the jump from the world trade center when jet fuel was burning people alive so they jumped from the 100th floor? Certainly some billionaire will pay 500k for that experience. That's gotta be an extreme tourism rush! This world really is weird.

#quintapproved

 

[AZHuskiePop]

If I had a chance to go to the moon, I'd do it in a heart beat.

Everyone is making a big deal (me included) about a vessel that can get to 13k feet. I just learned that in 1960, a Swiss designed/Italian built vessel got to the bottom on the Mariana Trench...at over 35k feet. And was able to sporadically communicate with the surface ship at that depth.. seems like they didn’t learn much in 60 years

I remember that well I was in high school and had also followed the exploits of the X15 rocket plane and also the first astronauts. It was an exciting time in science and exploration.
I thought the legendary Jacques Cousteau who. Designed the modern SCUBA tank was part of thst expedition.
I remember watching a his TV shows , some of the best documentaries in history . I wonder if they’re available on YouTube.
But it was Jacques Piccard a Swiss Engr who did it .
Cousteau rescued , Piccard from an earlier mishap .
So he played a role .
Amazingly 60+ years later and we seem more earthbound than we did.way back then .

 

[Kolumbo]

I really feel bad for the 19 year old. If alive:

"They're freezing cold. The water entirely surrounding the ship is at freezing or slightly below. When they exhale, their breath condenses. There's frost on the inside of the parts of the submarine. They're all huddled together trying to conserve their body heat. They're running low on oxygen and they're exhaling carbon dioxide."

June 21, 2023 - Missing Titanic sub search news

A massive search operation is underway in an area twice the size of Connecticut for the submersible that went missing Sunday — as officials fear there's less than a day's worth of oxygen left on board the craft.

www.cnn.com

 

[CTBasketball]

At this point, not only are they dead or doomed to die, but the road to this point had to be so emotionally horrific. The mental breakdown. The odors and embarrassment of being trapped. Freezing.

Sounds like what’s going thru your mind when you take a wrong turn in Hartford after a hoops game.

 

[McLovin]

Everyone is making a big deal (me included) about a vessel that can get to 13k feet. I just learned that in 1960, a Swiss designed/Italian built vessel got to the bottom on the Mariana Trench...at over 35k feet. And was able to sporadically communicate with the surface ship at that depth.. seems like they didn’t learn much in 60 years

Victor Vescovo built a sub and dove to the deepest point in all 5 oceans just a few years ago. First person to do that. There is a fascinating documentary about!

The difference is he spent $50 million just to build the sub (not including mission costs) while this company probably spent 1/10th of that to build theirs…

 

[temery]

Too soon for the joke memes.

 

[temery]

I don't think that matters - pressure is pressure and no matter where it's bolted, it's working to seal it tighter.

I think it's just easier to seal it from the outside.

It's more about getting out (and air) in an emergency surface and aren't found in time. At min a way to get air and show where they were was needed.