The Titanic

[Thaksins Love Child]

The seafloor around the Titanic wreck is littered with all sorts of debris, not least from the great ship itself.

Hardly great - it sank on it's first go :o)

 

[inbetween]

Titanic is a debris field in itself so I think they know what they've found.

At least mercifully now it sounds like it was quick.

 

[hammocity]

Titanic is a debris field in itself so I think they know what they've found.

At least mercifully now it sounds like it was quick.

Yep, my friend was just 21 when he lost his parents in an air crash. Wondering how and when the crash occurred was forefront in his mind, envisaging if warnings were given and they knew they were going to die.

The saving grace which came out in the official enquiry was when plane crashed into a mountain in Tenerife the crew and passengers knew absolutely nothing about it which was a huge blessing.

 

[Magicpole]

Probably connected to a tesco wristwatch with a dead battery.

You’re a right ****, and I must be too. :)

 

[jrb]

At those pressures, what happens to the human body? Apologies for being graphic. Does the human body explode,does it get squashed flat, or is it something else?

 

[johnnytapia]

Can you imagine if there were actual celebrities inside the submarine....?

“I’m a celebrity, get me out of here.” I can see it catching on...

 

[Fourinarow]

A chap in the Sky News studio is friends with 2 people on board and in a WhatsApp group about the sub and has just been told the debris is the sub. The back end of it and the landing frame on the bottom of it. He seemed genuine and holding back his upset.

 

[johnnytapia]

As a species, we know very little about anything in the ocean below about 100m, never mind 2500m.

Below 100m we know a lot less than we do about space, that's how complex it is.

It’s always astounded me how relatively “shallow “ our knowledge of the sea is and again, I’m equally puzzled, fascinated by how “shallow “ we have to go before things get seriously dangerous. Remember thinking of the Kursk and how it couldn’t be salvaged from 130-150 metres. Then looking across the school playground and thinking that it was the same distance. And wondering how it couldn’t be done. I’ve read some great books too about diving / apnea and as soon as we go below 100m it’s fraught with danger. Seems such a short depth. But then I remember diving into the 12ft deep end at Eccles baths and realised just how fucking hard it is at even that depth to get back up without vomiting your lungs inside out. Fascinating

 

[BlueTG]

At those pressures, what happens to the human body? Apologies for being graphic. Does the human body explode,does it get squashed flat, or is it something else?

I’m not sure I recall the exact circumstances, but didn’t the divers from the Byford Dolphin accident die through a high pressure accident whilst deep sea diving?

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I’m not sure I recall the exact circumstances, but didn’t the divers from the Byford Dolphin accident die through a high pressure accident whilst deep sea diving?

Saturation divers. I think I’ve read that their bodies pretty much exploded.

 

[Kinkybyname]

A chap in the Sky News studio is friends with 2 people on board and in a WhatsApp group about the sub and has just been told the debris is the sub. The back end of it and the landing frame on the bottom of it. He seemed genuine and holding back his upset.

he's also revealed some pretty troublesome revelations about the whole project design and issues re regulation and certification, albeit inadvertently

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Sad news, but it looks like the sub imploded. So they probably knew very little if anything before dying. And at least they didn't suffer. A very small consolation for their families and friends.

 

[mosssideblue]

It’s always astounded me how relatively “shallow “ our knowledge of the sea is and again, I’m equally puzzled, fascinated by how “shallow “ we have to go before things get seriously dangerous. Remember thinking of the Kursk and how it couldn’t be salvaged from 130-150 metres. Then looking across the school playground and thinking that it was the same distance. And wondering how it couldn’t be done. I’ve read some great books too about diving / apnea and as soon as we go below 100m it’s fraught with danger. Seems such a short depth. But then I remember diving into the 12ft deep end at Eccles baths and realised just how fucking hard it is at even that depth to get back up without vomiting your lungs inside out. Fascinating

Kursk was salvaged

 

[Claytop]

Assume the banging noises were a false alarm then?

 

[mccity]

Assume the banging noises were a false alarm then?

Probably, although I assume it's not impossible that the sub didn't implode until recently. Maybe if it'd been stuck on a ridge or something

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Sad news, but it looks like the sub imploded. So they probably knew very little if anything before dying. And at least they didn't suffer. A very small consolation for their families and friends.

Is this breaking now.or just a guess?

 

[Claytop]

Probably, although I assume it's not impossible that the sub didn't implode until recently. Maybe if it'd been stuck on a ridge or something

Don’t suppose they’ll be able to work that out.

Would have made it more traumatic if it was the case.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Is this breaking now.or just a guess?

Reported on Sky that debris been found. There is a very knowledgeable fella on sky news talking about this now. I think his name is David Meams? He knows two of those on board personally and also knows alot about the sub. Spoke well but also a bit upset unsurprisingly.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Is this breaking now.or just a guess?

BBC just know saying they’ve found a ‘landing frame’ (whatever that is) and the rear cover of the submarine.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Sad news, but it looks like the sub imploded. So they probably knew very little if anything before dying. And at least they didn't suffer. A very small consolation for their families and friends.

Exactly what I thought when I just saw the report about the debris. A very sad outcome but if that is what happened, it’s a better way to go than suffer in fear for four days.