The Titanic

Billionaires and millionaires are queueing up to go into space too on rockets that explode on launch........ so you get yourself a load of cash and think any of these things are a good idea......mad
 
These poor guys are fucked and probably already dead in my thoughts on this horrendous story
 
This is an untethered submersible, inherrently more dangerous due to the communication issue. No radio or gps etc at the depths operate at, just pings with basic sms text. I know it has starlink but to what depth it will work at i don't know personally. The vessel had 4 days air and a co2 scrubber and backup scrubbers. They have scuba tanks under the floor to. They did not take much water though and i don't think it has much emergency rations if any.

It has redundant systems in case of power failure, airbags, thruster propellers to take them up, detachable weights to and some others but i am not sure on those. Another issue is no other vessel can get to the depths this submersible could be at in the short time frame they have, if any even exist that are capable of performing a rescue.

The most likely explanation now is sadly a leak and instant implosion. Conjecture of course, they could be tangled in a ghost net for example or something like that. If that is the case we just won't find them in time or at all.

A grim outlook unfortunately, i hope im wrong.
 
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Johnny Mars Bar said:
Submarines scare the shit out of me. Even as a kid I remember thinking they freaked me out.

I’d rather go to space than get in a submarine.
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I used to build them (was a welder in the shipyard on the Tridents) and all the little compartments etc used to creep me out. There was one area called The Cofferdam where you could get lost very easily! one bloke went in there and topped himself on the night shift. Took days to find him…
 
mosssideblue said:
I trust all those posting joviality would be equally as happy to continue if it were one of there loved ones onboard. Bluemoon does have some nobs at times
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That’s not really fair.
It’s a worldwide story, the like we’ve not really seen before and has captured everyone’s attention. Nobody knows anyone on the sub. A bit of dark humour is inevitable.
 
Nellies left peg said:
Apparently driven by a PlayStation controller.wtf it sounds a right Mickey Mouse operation
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It's actually an Xbox controller not playstation.

Microsoft make their controllers fully customisable and can be reversed engineered to perform all sorts of tasks. They are not just used for games consoles.

The US military use them to steer unnamed vehicles and drones for example.
 
I know people don't mean anything malicious by it but I'm inclined to agree with mossideblue.

I guess the reason this has made headlines despite much bigger mayhem in the world is a combination of it's the Titanic and it's such a macabre situation. If they are not to be rescued you really hope that it's suffered some sort of catastrophic failure which means they knew little about it.

Edit: are the noises being heard likely to be them, if so how realistic is it to use the noises to reach them in time?
 
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