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This is very scary.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co ... 953872.amp

Beebs52 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 19, 2023 6:28 pm

This is very scary.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co ... 953872.amp

Not good, at all.

Not that this is good new, but it does give some comfort, for a few days, anyway.

The Titan craft has enough oxygen to keep five crew members alive for 96 hours beyond the launch, which means it would run out sometime Thursday.

If I had a spare $250,000 sitting around, probably the last thing I would want to spend it on would be to go down 12,000 feet below the ocean's surface to see ship wreckage, no matter how famous it was. I'm happy enough just seeing the documentary footage.

Sadder and sadder. Apparently it hadn't been actully certified. Some interviewees think it may have imploded.

At least the CEO was on it.

Bob Juch wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:54 pm

At least the CEO was on it.

Wow.

tlynn78 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 20, 2023 7:35 pm

Bob Juch wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:54 pm

At least the CEO was on it.

Wow.

Really

Bob Juch wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 20, 2023 4:54 pm

At least the CEO was on it.

When the Titanic sank, Bruce Ismay, the Chairman of the White Star Line, was one of the passengers who survived. He was villified in both the US and England for cowardice for doing so. Many claimed he pulled rank to make sure he got off in time. He never really recovered mentally from the experience, even though he lived another 25 years.

From Twitter:

Wow. OceanGate, the company that owns the missing submersible, fired an employee a few years ago after he filed safety complaints against them. The employee specifically said the sub was not capable of descending to such extreme depths before he was fired.

Hearing it's been found with survivors!

Saw it on TikTok, but nowhere else...hope it's true

tlynn78 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:31 pm

Hearing it's been found with survivors!

Saw it on TikTok, but nowhere else...hope it's true

No media have it.

Vandal wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 20, 2023 9:01 pm

From Twitter:

Wow. OceanGate, the company that owns the missing submersible, fired an employee a few years ago after he filed safety complaints against them. The employee specifically said the sub was not capable of descending to such extreme depths before he was fired.

https://newrepublic.com/post/173802/mis ... -oceangate

Signs of life, but not yet found.

'Likely signs of life have been detected': Rescue plane hunting Titanic sub with five on board 'hears banging' every 30 minutes near wreck site, giving 'hope' the men are ALIVE - but redirected drones fail to find missing vessel

BackInTex wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 21, 2023 6:31 am

Signs of life, but not yet found.

'Likely signs of life have been detected': Rescue plane hunting Titanic sub with five on board 'hears banging' every 30 minutes near wreck site, giving 'hope' the men are ALIVE - but redirected drones fail to find missing vessel

The banging could be anything, not necessarily "signs of life". Could be something banging against the 111-year-old Titanic wreckage. Could be generic ocean detritus smacking together.

CBS News via Twitter:

OceanGate believes all five crew aboard the missing Titan sub "have sadly been lost".

Sad

It imploded. The Navy heard it but wasn't sure enough to announce that.

The CEO has an intriguing family connection to the Titanic disaster.

Wife of pilot in fatal sub implosion descended from couple who died on Titanic, report says

Geni.com confirms this lineage:

Stockton Rush is Isador Straus’ second great granddaughter’s husband

According to CBS News, the CEO of this company once stated in an interview the following:

"You know, there's a limit. At some point safety is just pure waste. I mean, if you just want to be safe, don't get out of bed...Don't get in your car. Don't do anything. At some point, you're going to take some risk, and it really is a risk/reward question. I think I can do this just as safely by breaking the rules."

I may recant my remark about Juch's remark. This is awful.

Beebs52 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:30 pm

I may recant my remark about Juch's remark. This is awful.

I'd been hearing about him for several years.

”Presumed Human Remains” Found In Recovered Titanic Sub Wreckage, According To Coast Guard



https://deadline.com/2023/06/titanic-su ... 235426725/

Triton to build submersible for Ohio businessman's mission to the Titanic

Submarine specialists Triton will build one of its 4000/2 models for Ohio-based real estate tycoon Larry Connor. The project, called "The Explorer - Return to the Titanic," will take place in the summer of 2026.

Connor, who is also a NASA-certified astronaut, plans to visit the Titanic wreck in a bid to dispel some of the fears around deep sea diving in the wake of the Oceangate submersible disaster. In the weeks after the disaster, which killed five people after a catastrophic implosion in June last year, Connor voiced concerns about declining investment in deep ocean research and exploration. He hopes that the recently announced mission will prove that deep sea diving is safe as long as a fully certified submarine is used.

The dive will be co-ordinated by Patrick Lahey, one of the world's most experienced divers and co-founder and CEO of Triton Submarines. He previously called the submersible involved in the Oceangate disaster "a monstrosity". Speaking to BOAT, Lahey recalled imploring friend and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, who was killed in the incident, not to dive in the uncertified OceanGate submersible. "I tried to do everything I could to discourage him from going out there. I know many people that knew him did the same thing," he said.


https://www.boatinternational.com/yacht ... rry-connor