Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic

[Anonymous]

This sounded completely crazy to me until I read that people have been going down there to view the wreckage for what, at least 20 years now? And this particular company has been operating dives for several years. I understand what a PP said about people assuming there are basic safety checks and oversight in place even (or especially?) for something this inherently risky.

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Anonymous wrote:Do they have drinking water? You can die in less than 90 hours if you do not have water.

covered somewhere in this thread....

Well can you summarize? I tried googling, but couldn't find anything.

someone from the medical field commented that you could live longer than that without water (as I recall). I'm not sure what they had onboard. I assume some water?

I mean, it varies, it’s a personal thing. Doubt they had much drinkable water on board as this wasn’t supposed to be a long voyage.

And they were advised to eat and drink lightly to avoid bathroom trips.

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't a military sub assist?

How? A “normal” sub cannot dive that deep. And if there are military subs that can and do, I don’t think their governments would want that publicly known.

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't a military sub assist?

because it takes days to get one there. i think they are trying

I should add its a non-manned vessel the are trying to get there. So they can look around.

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Anonymous wrote:Amazing. What kind of sick ba*ters joke times like this?

OK, I have to know. What letter does the asterisk replace?

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Anonymous wrote:If they are stuck on the wreckage of the titanic, what happens next? Do they just leave both wreckages down there?

Would the lack of oxygen preserve the bodies? (Assuming no leak to the submersible.)

Saltwater acidity dissolved the bodies and bones but the shoes remain.

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't a military sub assist?

How? A “normal” sub cannot dive that deep. And if there are military subs that can and do, I don’t think their governments would want that publicly known.

And once they are down there isn't much they can do. They aren't intended to rescue anything.

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Anonymous wrote:Can dolphins swim that deep?

No

What about an orca? I'm not saying this would work, but we won't know for sure unless we try.

Ha! They are two miles deep, and the submersible has 17 outer locks in place.

They don't need to open the sub. You just take two orcas and tie a fishing net between them (maybe 50-75 feet max). The orcas then dive down, locate the sub, and scoop the ocean explorers up in the net. Then they go back to the surface and the coast guard can figure out how to get through the 17 or whatever locks.

Again, I'm not saying this will work, but it's much more worthwhile than flying a bunch of airplanes around for days.

orcas don't dive down several miles.

Nor do gameboy remote controllers work with orcas.

Orcas require Playstation controls.

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Anonymous wrote:Amazing. What kind of sick ba*ters joke times like this?

OK, I have to know. What letter does the asterisk replace?

Baxter? Banter?

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Anonymous wrote:If they are stuck on the wreckage of the titanic, what happens next? Do they just leave both wreckages down there?

Would the lack of oxygen preserve the bodies? (Assuming no leak to the submersible.)

Saltwater acidity dissolved the bodies and bones but the shoes remain.

they mean the bodies inside the submersible if it isn't breached

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And then there’s the people who risk their lives to try and rescue these morons.

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't a military sub assist?

How? A “normal” sub cannot dive that deep. And if there are military subs that can and do, I don’t think their governments would want that publicly known.

Military subs can descend to 3000ft. These guys are 12000fy below.

If you think its as simple as sending down a sub to scoop up the capsule or tether a sonar beacon to a submarine and drag it around hoping to detect a ping, then I have a bridge to sell to you.

It would be like flying a kite to catch a space shuttle.

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone thought about training a pod of dolphins to swim down and try to dislodge the tourist submarine. They are incredibly bright animals and should only take a couple of hours to train. Would be good to at least try while they wait for the ship with unmanned submersibles to arrive.

They could also consider some sort of pully with magnets, perhaps using a nearby fishing ship in the area.

It's 13000 ft into the darkest depths. No dolphin or fishing boat can navigate this. Even military submarines.

You're envisioning a fun little snorkling trip . This isn't it.

And also, dolphins are mammals.

Orcas are mammals too. I don't think sharks are tho.

You don’t think sharks are mammals? Are you 3?

Sharks are fish.

Are you 2?

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Anonymous wrote:If they are stuck on the wreckage of the titanic, what happens next? Do they just leave both wreckages down there?

Would the lack of oxygen preserve the bodies? (Assuming no leak to the submersible.)

Saltwater acidity dissolved the bodies and bones but the shoes remain.

they mean the bodies inside the submersible if it isn't breached

Yes it would probably remain an effective airtight tomb.

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10 pages since I checked earlier today! Do you people work?

Just kidding; here I am too!