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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My tween thinks that maybe someone wanted the billionaire dead. He has a point. How can they not know where they are when they have the exact coordinates of the wreck and of where they last were? The submersible sank like a stone in the ocean (literally) from a specific location. Obviously, it is on the ocean floor at or very near to that exact spot.[/quote]

No, he doesn’t have a point. Has he never heard of ocean currents? [/quote]

This thing weighs 12 tons and is not buoyant. It would take a pretty major current to displace it THAT much.[/quote]

DP. Yeah, I’m not really understanding the whole “search area the size of Connecticut” thing. I get that it could have moved somewhat from where it was dropped but the idea that ocean currents would push it 150 miles across the ocean floor seems crazy. Maybe I’m just not understanding how strong the currents are at that depth?  [/quote]

Yes, there are very strong currents there. The last submersible to get stuck in that area was a victim of a strong underwater current that slammed it against Titanic debris and got it stuck there for more than an hour. The ex-Russian Mig pilot of the sub was able to maneuver out of them, but it was touch and go. 
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