Missing sub touring the Titanic
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Looks like they went fast then.
This probably happened when contact was lost Sunday.
This probably happened when contact was lost Sunday.
With the info that has come out about the submersible and the corners these folks cut, I dont think those waivers will amount to anything. The company effectively hid very important information and concerns.
Yeah.
I personally didn't think that they'd just be sitting and waiting if they were alive. There would've been some sort of signal sent out of something...they would've been traced easier if they were alive. Some sort of distress would've been sent.
I agree. However I think the common law assumption of risk will be enough, if they can ever figure out what happened. Going to the bottom of the ocean inherently bears certain risks. If the loss occurred because of one of those risks, then that is basically that.
Either way they will surely file bankruptcy so it won't matter
Yes and I can't imagine there was any insurance company dumb enough to insure that business.
The Coast Guard confirms the entire Titanic submersible crew is dead and succumbed to a catastrophic implosion of the sub.
Did they find the bodies?
In theory, they’d be semi recognizable, correct? Just with their ribs and anywhere else that was filled with air crushed in?
In theory, they’d be semi recognizable, correct? Just with their ribs and anywhere else that was filled with air crushed in?
I told my wife the other day that if I was a billionaire, I could imagine getting in shape and making an attempt at climbing Everest. To me, nothing compares than to be able to say, I climbed Everest.
Going down in a sub to see Titanic, not a chance.
But when you think about it, they both offer gruesome ways to die, both instant and prolonged agonizing deaths. The sub claustrophobia is the big difference maker for me.
Still think Everest is worth it though.
Going down in a sub to see Titanic, not a chance.
But when you think about it, they both offer gruesome ways to die, both instant and prolonged agonizing deaths. The sub claustrophobia is the big difference maker for me.
Still think Everest is worth it though.
I spend a lot of time studying and dreaming about Everest, Ana Purna and K2. My age, health and money will preclude me from ever climbing the mountains but taking the treks to base camp.....maybe and I can afford that. It would be amazing to be right in front of K2 or at Everest Base Camp with the climbers waiting to test their abilities.
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I think I would he content with blowing a few hundred grand on a beach vacation somewhere if I were a billionaire.
Everest is a joke anymore. Google lines at Everest. It’s literally hundreds of people paying 60-80K a piece and they wait in line like at a Disney park to be the next to take a ride except here you get about 5 seconds and a pic and then head back down.
It’s not even that difficult if you’ve prepared for it. There’s just sherpas dragging you and all the equipment up while you hold a rope and walk uphill.
Here’s an idea, get in amazing shape, build muscle, do an Ironman, run a marathon, squat #500, etc. That’s testing the boundaries.
Hopping in a submersible you didn’t build and cruising to the bottom of the ocean isn’t a challenge or boundary to push, you didn’t do anything but pay money and sit in a tin can that blew up, congrats, dreams realized and whatnot.
Is that Honduran resort still an option?
Honestly, at my age, I would set up a charitable foundation and let my daughter run it.
I would get a sea-going yacht of some sort. Nice, but nothing too extravagant, and go back on deployment.
However, I would not be standing three-section duty, and my port calls would be of a different caliber than all of my previous ones.
That might get boring but there are adventures to be had all over the world. Personally, I'd enjoy heading a foundation to give most of it away.
Lol, not quite. I think 17 died on Everest this year. While it isn't normally a big challenge for experienced mountaineers, its a big challenge for average people. Some highly skilled climbers died up there this year. Sherpas don't drag you. Every now and then you hear about a death zone rescue but usually, at that altitude, if you can't walk, you die.
K2 and Anapurna are far worse.
There are bodies still up there that people use as landmarks
I wish stuff from seasons 2 - 8 would come true more often, the show was great at that point.
Yep. It is much safer these days. The non-sherpa death rate is 1% but extra cold years like this one usually take a higher toll. They had a small miracle just below Hillary Step this year. A sherpa, later joined by a 2nd sherpa, literally carried a dying climber down to safety. That almost never happens.
So, do you think they knew it was getting ready to implode? Like did they hear metal creaking, see glass cracking, or did it just happen suddenly?
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was it "Down Periscope" where that old guy puts a line up on the submarine just to show how the hull acts underwater?
My guess is structural fatigue and I bet they may have briefly heard some creaking but the glass...I bet that went instantaneously.
Naval History Magazine: What Killed the Thresher?
"Complete destruction would occur in 1/20th of a second, too fast to be cognitively recognized by the men within the submarine."
If it takes a sub of that size 1/20th of a second to implode, then the people on the tiny Titan probably wouldn't have even realized there was a problem before they were dead.
Let's pray that's what happened.
The navy is now saying they picked up a sound about the same time communication was lost with the submersible that would be consistent with either an implosion or explosion.
What were the banging noises that were being heard though? If it wasn't from the submersible, are there still some people trapped on the Titanic?
My guess is loose metal in a current.
I don’t understand why the Navy did not release that information on Sunday when they detected it. Did they not trust their equipment? It seems conclusive now that they knew the sub imploded based on the timing and their equipment’s sensors.
Side note: It’s very cool that the Navy could do that. Are you paying attention Russia/China?
The "let's fake our death" theory is interesting.. simply because I don't know why someone would want to do this. Closed quarters, immensely risky depths, looking at ship wreckage out a freaking port hole (when we already have endless documentaries and footage of the Titanic).. I just dontbsee how 5 people thought this was a good idea, especially when all your big billionaires are desperately trying to find ways to live LONGER nor shorter
I mean, they will find some wreckage but they won't find any DNA of these people with that amount of pressure collapsing in. They were turned into goop and their remains are now just part of the ocean.
Idk, seems kind of convenient.
I mean, they will find some wreckage but they won't find any DNA of these people with that amount of pressure collapsing in. They were turned into goop and their remains are now just part of the ocean.
Idk, seems kind of convenient.
Dan Crenshaw is an attention *****.
1 American on board. The moron that put this whole thing into motion.
1 American on board. The moron that put this whole thing into motion.
They said they didn't want to ruin the search hopes of the families and rescuers.
2% off climbers died last year then, big whoop.
I don’t think praying after the fact works like that Hank.