Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 21:05     Subject: Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:I think this is horrifying and hope they are rescued. I especially feel terrible for the teenager. Why on earth his dad would take him along is beyond me.

However. This is yet another incredibly risky/borderline insane thing that well-off people indulge in. Some people find these risks thrilling; me, I think they show how incredibly privileged and sheltered from real dangers they are, that they would actually pursue these risks to feel more alive or whatever. Poor people are at risk from so many actual dangers, while the rich go around seeking danger just smacks of the ultimate decadence.


Poor people willingly take on risk too, are you kidding me? It's a human thing, not a rich people thing.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 21:03     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:The Chilean mine rescue was way more fun that this. And it had a happy ending.


I don't remember that, but remember the Thai cave rescue of that soccer team?
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 21:02     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:If it was so obvious that this OceanGate trip was way riskier than similar subs have taken over the past few decades, why did Nargeolet get in? Was it because he's a Titanic junkie and this was likely to be the only sub going down there this year, and he just couldn't wait?

I just don't get why, if he's been down there so many times, he wouldn't see the apparently glaring flaws in the OceanGate sub.

It seems like all of these people had a death wish.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 21:01     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
If it was so obvious that this OceanGate trip was way riskier than similar subs have taken over the past few decades, why did Nargeolet get in? Was it because he's a Titanic junkie and this was likely to be the only sub going down there this year, and he just couldn't wait?

I just don't get why, if he's been down there so many times, he wouldn't see the apparently glaring flaws in the OceanGate sub.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:58     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:For those of you mentioning tomorrow afternoon as zero hour, it’s actually UK time so they’ll be dead by North American morning.


They are unquestionably already dead. At least we can take respite knowing that they died the way they lived: spending tons of money on stupid shit.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:46     Subject: Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:*MS Word clippy appears on screen in submarine*

“It appears you’re trapped in a submarine. Can I help you?*


This was the laugh I desperately needed tonight. Thanks!!!
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:44     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Now I’m wondering if the CEO pulled a Germanwings Flight 9525.

He was facing lawsuits. He said the venture was not profitable. The industry had publicly spoken out against his operation and lack of commitment to safety. His comments in the media were odd and almost verging on suicidal/nonchalant about death and safety.

What if he purposely ended things? No one would ever know.

I was thinking the same thing but scared to say anything fearing my comment would be deleted.


I have to believe that even if someone was thinking this way, they wouldn't choose to do it when a 19 year old was on board.


What about the pilot of MH370? The prevailing theory is that he took a whole flight load of folks with him...
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:43     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Now I’m wondering if the CEO pulled a Germanwings Flight 9525.

He was facing lawsuits. He said the venture was not profitable. The industry had publicly spoken out against his operation and lack of commitment to safety. His comments in the media were odd and almost verging on suicidal/nonchalant about death and safety.

What if he purposely ended things? No one would ever know.

I was thinking the same thing but scared to say anything fearing my comment would be deleted.


I have to believe that even if someone was thinking this way, they wouldn't choose to do it when a 19 year old was on board.

A suicidal person may not be thinking rationally.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:43     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
For those of you mentioning tomorrow afternoon as zero hour, it’s actually UK time so they’ll be dead by North American morning.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:41     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Now I’m wondering if the CEO pulled a Germanwings Flight 9525.

He was facing lawsuits. He said the venture was not profitable. The industry had publicly spoken out against his operation and lack of commitment to safety. His comments in the media were odd and almost verging on suicidal/nonchalant about death and safety.

What if he purposely ended things? No one would ever know.

I was thinking the same thing but scared to say anything fearing my comment would be deleted.


I have to believe that even if someone was thinking this way, they wouldn't choose to do it when a 19 year old was on board.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:40     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Now I’m wondering if the CEO pulled a Germanwings Flight 9525.

He was facing lawsuits. He said the venture was not profitable. The industry had publicly spoken out against his operation and lack of commitment to safety. His comments in the media were odd and almost verging on suicidal/nonchalant about death and safety.

What if he purposely ended things? No one would ever know.

I was thinking the same thing but scared to say anything fearing my comment would be deleted.


What is it with the comment deleting around here. Why are we not allowed to talk about this topic? None of these comments violate board policies!
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:39     Subject: Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:May I ask a dumb question?

We have pics of the Titanic wreck, so clearly someone has been down there before? How did they live to tell the tale?


Many submersibles have gone down there. Even Titan has gone down before and returned.

Didn’t James Cameron go down there?

Over 30 times since 1995. Cameron has a deep-sea exploration company and his own submersibles.


Have there been any interviews, comments, tweets from him? Curious what his reaction is...
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:39     Subject: Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
*MS Word clippy appears on screen in submarine*

“It appears you’re trapped in a submarine. Can I help you?*
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:39     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Anonymous wrote:Now I’m wondering if the CEO pulled a Germanwings Flight 9525.

He was facing lawsuits. He said the venture was not profitable. The industry had publicly spoken out against his operation and lack of commitment to safety. His comments in the media were odd and almost verging on suicidal/nonchalant about death and safety.

What if he purposely ended things? No one would ever know.

I was thinking the same thing but scared to say anything fearing my comment would be deleted.
Anonymous
Post 06/21/2023 20:37     Subject: Re:Tourist submersible missing on visit to Titanic
Now I’m wondering if the CEO pulled a Germanwings Flight 9525.

He was facing lawsuits. He said the venture was not profitable. The industry had publicly spoken out against his operation and lack of commitment to safety. His comments in the media were odd and almost verging on suicidal/nonchalant about death and safety.

What if he purposely ended things? No one would ever know.