A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic
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A search is underway for a missing submersible that carries people to view the wreckage of the Titanic. Canadian officials say the five-person submersible was reported overdue Sunday night about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John's, Newfoundland and that the search is being led by the U.S. Coast Guard. The owner of the ship that launched the submersible confirmed that it was operated by OceanGate Expeditions, which has been operating annual voyages since 2021 to the wreckage of the iconic ocean liner. In a statement, the company said it is working to bring the crew back safely.
  • BobQuasit@beehaw.org
    12·
    3 years ago

    I find it strangely hard to care about the fate of a handful of multimillionaire tourists when hundreds of refugees died last week due to the indifference of the Greek authorities - and the media barely noticed.

  • TheOtherJake@beehaw.org
    8·
    3 years ago

    …officials are working to get a remotely operated vehicle that can reach a depth of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) to the site as soon as possible.

    The 5-person submersible, named Titan, is capable of diving 4,000 meters or 13,120 ft. “with a comfortable safety margin,” OceanGate said in its filing with the court.

    but…after looking up on Wikipedia

    …a wreck that lies over 12,000 feet (3,700 m) below the surface…

    • Pigeon@beehaw.org
      3·
      3 years ago

      It might be best practice to use a vessel rated for considerably deeper than you actually go, in case of some problem in the hull?

      • Pigeon@beehaw.org
        3·
        3 years ago

        And/or it’s just a description of a particular vehicle they’re bringing that was most convenient to get there quickly.

  • Great Meh@discuss.tchncs.de
    7·
    3 years ago

    What I dont get is that one of the passengers was a billionaire. He could have built himself the fanciest and safest vessel for a few Million Dollars with a whole naval operation attached. Of course thats a lot more than 250K but still nothing for a billionaire. These people are so out of touch and cheap its insane.

    • TheTrueLinuxDev@beehaw.org
      6·
      3 years ago

      It goes to prove that billionaires are just as gullible as the rest of the people, all they had was just money and assets, it doesn’t grant them wisdom or intelligence.

      • StringTheory@beehaw.org
        5·
        3 years ago

        That much money must give you incredible hubris: up until this point you’ve never had a problem that money couldn’t fix (or ease) for you.

        Unfortunately, you can’t bribe physics.

    • not_amm@beehaw.org
      4·
      3 years ago

      Why do that when you can cut costs, and how would it be possible for them not to ensure their safety? I don’t think they cut costs like the clients, I don’t think they would put lites at risk just for the sake of some extra dollars to the pocket of the CEO. /s

  • SaintLunatic@midwest.social
    6·
    3 years ago

    According to the article there is a metal eating bacteria that’s eating the titanic? And it the wreckage might be gone in a few decades?

    That’s incredible

    • StringTheory@beehaw.org
      4·
      3 years ago

      https://newrepublic.com/post/173802/missing-titanic-sub-faced-lawsuit-depths-safely-travel-oceangate

      This adds to the picture of utter recklessness.

      At the meeting Lochridge discovered why he had been denied access to the viewport information from the Engineering department—the viewport at the forward of the submersible was only built to a certified pressure of 1,300 meters, although OceanGate intended to take passengers down to depths of 4,000 meters. Lochridge learned that the viewport manufacturer would only certify to a depth of 1,300 meters due to experimental design of the viewport supplied by OceanGate, which was out of the Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy (“PVHO”) standards. OceanGate refused to pay for the manufacturer to build a viewport that would meet the required depth of 4,000 meters.

  • Dane@beehaw.org
    4·
    3 years ago

    Even if I had a stupid amount of money, there’s no way in hell I would pay someone to stuff me inside what seems to be an over-sized propane tank, then send me to depths where the water pressure is so extreme it will literally crush you.

    Just…no.

  • khalic@beehaw.org
    1·
    3 years ago

    I hope there’s some kind of black box… what would be worse than it happenning again one day because we don’t know what happenned.

    • StringTheory@beehaw.org
      5·
      3 years ago

      BBC said that this sub (Titan) was damaged last year, and this was its first dive since being “repaired.”

      I’m betting it didn’t have a black box, and we’ll never know if the “repair” was the cause.

        • StringTheory@beehaw.org
          4·
          3 years ago

          That is the worst part to me. This kid’s main interests were Rubik’s cubes and volleyball. At least all these old guys had an interest in the Titanic and knew what they were getting into.

          I feel bad for the kid.

    • ZapBeebz@beehaw.org
      3·
      3 years ago

      It’s controlled with a knockoff Xbox controller. I’ll bet the “black box” is a cassette recorder bought from Goodwill for $3 and then spray painted black