Posted on 06/19/2023 7:21:58 AM PDT by DCBryan1
I’m not even certain that a commercial sight-seeing submersible HAS a universal escape hatch built on it to hook up for rescuing passengers. Are they required to be present on every submersible?
Hoping that’s the case here....
This is a different outcome when compared to a gradual application of pressure, where pressure equalization can occur, sort of like the diffusion of paraffin into cells during the preparation of microscope slides.
When the US brought up the Soviet submarine K-129 using the Hughes Glomar Explorer, they found little tiny drinking cups that used to be plastic foam coffee cups. Six bodies were recovered, placed in a metal container, and given a formal Burial at Sea. The condition of those remains was never disclosed.
5,000 pounds per square inch is a lot of pressure.
I remember that our nuclear subs can scrub and purify their air supply so they can stay down indefinitely and have heat but that’s probably only possible because of the large amount of energy from the reactor.
“Titan is the only five-person sub capable of going to the Titanic depth, which is half the depth of the ocean.’
‘There’s no switches and things to bump into, we have one button to turn it on.
‘Everything else is done with touch screens and computers, and so you really become part of the vehicle and everybody gets to know everyone pretty well.’
The 2023 expeditions are only the third the company has carried out in the Titan.”
I went tandem skydiving last year. The waiver required initialing every sentence
In the movie Das Boot, a reporter asked the skipper, "How deep can this submarine go?". The skipper replied, "All the way to the bottom. We prefer to stop at 190 meters.".
Being a submariner and having 7 patrols under my belt one thing I learned, there is 0 room for error.
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Thank you for your service. Most people have no idea what a sacrifice that kind of duty is.
Das Boot, what a great movie that is.
If the imploded it's over. If they are trapped on the bottom at that depth, I doubt there is a DSRV that can reach them.
Only another sub of the same diving capability has a chance and that could be days or weeks away.
If it was a communications error any responsible action would have been to surface immediately, there is no way they have the reserves to sustain more than a few hours extra past their 10 hour planned dive.
If their protocols did not include an immediate mission scrub on loss of comms they are grossly negligent and the company is toast legally, not just financially but a case could be made for incompetency and even negligent manslaughter. Deep dives are literally that extreme.
Let us pray that they are just incommunicado for now, and still safe.................
It is not clear how many people are on board the missing vessel.
A million passengers?
Or 4 to 5 people?
The Media is useless.
ping
On the other hand if the submersible sank and cannot quickly repair whatever ails it, one of two things could occur: they could run out of heat source and freeze to death, or run out of oxygen and suffocate. Neither would be pleasant.
I would think that the sub should have an underwater radio or emergency beacon of some type, but it doesn't sound like either were used. That could point to a power loss, which would ultimately be fatal.
One of my claims to fame is that i am one of the very few people in the last 100 years to have actually touched the hull of the Titanic.
I never excepted the idea if life gets boring risk it.
I have the 1912 re-issue. Haven’t read it, but it’s cool to have on my shelf.
Our Lord can indeed work miracles and I pray this is one of them.
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