Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
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Anonymous
Why? Have some respect. Let them rest in peace. |
Anonymous
Do you not want to see the pyramids? Visit Valley Forge? Gettysburg? “They” aren’t there. Their bodies were devoured by the sea decades ago. Soon much of the wreckage will be lost to history forever as well. |
Anonymous
| Is it at least one person on the sub the captain/driver/engineer manning it? That poor employer is likely not a “foolish millionaire “, |
Anonymous
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There is some biological value in doing these deep sea expeditions. The biologists scoop stuff off the floor and get rich fools to pay for it. I know someone who was a biologist on one of these Titanic dives.
That said, it's still a ridiculous idea IMO. |
Anonymous
| It would be even more terrible if the submersible has resurfaced and they would just suffocate inside, not having been found in time and trapped inside. But they are most likely stuck at the bottom of the ocean. |
Anonymous
It did happen before, but the sub was only out of contact for like 2-4 hours. Not this long. |
Anonymous
| I want to know why the US Coast Guard is being deployed to help. The area is 900 miles off the coast of Canada. Nowhere near US jurisdiction. I wonder how much the search is going to cost taxpayers. |
Anonymous
Humankind has made enormous discoveries and gains because of crazy people. From the Polynesians who sailed the ocean in canoes to the cosmonauts and astronauts in recent years, people have taken unfathomable risks out of necessity, curiosity, and thrill seeking. In this case, I could argue that since the objective was tourism, the risk was too excessive. But we would still be living in caves if some of us didn’t have big appetites for risk. That’s just the way some of us are wired. |
Anonymous
Situations like this provide an unparalleled opportunity for the Coast Guard, etc., to train in “real life.” It doubtless is expensive but they train one way or another, and live missions are more effective than contrived scenarios. |
Anonymous
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This is CBS reporter David Pogue's report on the submersible and his own trip to see Titanic a few months ago. It was built using "off the shelf" materials, has only one button inside and is controlled by a game controller. Yes, it was a disaster waiting to happen. |
Anonymous
| The submersible is sealed with 17 21" bolts that can only be unscrewed from the outside. |
Anonymous
And why is that? Care to back up your conjecture) |
Anonymous
You don’t have to visit Davy Jones’ locker to see those things. |
Anonymous
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Omg. The sun is bolted closed from the OUTSIDE!!
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Anonymous
That’s a lot of people! The place is going down the tubes. |