Posted on 06/20/2023 8:22:30 PM PDT by algore
4Hope of finding the Titan five - the crew on board a missing sub on an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck - have grown after rescue groups reported 'likely signs of life' and 'banging sounds.'
A Canadian Aircraft, part of the enormous search mission looking for the missing Titanic tourists, heard 'banging' at 30-minute intervals in the area the submarine disappeared.
The banging was noted in emails exchanged with the US Department of Homeland Security and seen by Rolling Stone.
Richard Garriot de Cayeux, President of The Explorers Club, confirmed in a Tuesday night social media post that 'there is cause for hope.'
In a statement he said: 'We have much greater confidence that 1) There is cause for hope, based on data from the field - we understand that likely signs of life have been detected at the site.'
It's unclear when the banging sounds were heard, and officials have not confirmed the reports or said they have found the crew that has been stuck in the deep Atlantic Ocean since the submersible launched Sunday and quickly lost contact with others.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Robotics attaching a 12,500 ft winch cable”
I called my Grainger guy, asked if he could get me a 14,000 ft winch cable and wenchy stuff but he would not guarantee that he could get it done and said he would call me back.
you need at least 14k because of eclipsing current torques
12.5 k and oh if we only had another 50 feet
“That comes later. The top priority is to attach an Oxygen line.”
The sub is bolted shut from the outside. Even if it had some hatch or something, at the depth of the Titanic wreckage, the pressure is ~6000 PSI. You can’t have an oxygen line because it would be crushed. If they are alive, the only way to save them is to raise it to the surface.
They could die of hypothermia before running out of oxygen.
This was an ‘experimental sub’ ; listened to a lot of experts today; none said they would have gone down in that thing - they cut corners in design
Their battery may be very low, and they may be using an
external emitter for the banging.
I sure agree with your take on it though...
I would send out a continuous pattern if it were me, say
SOS or the exact coordinates, perhaps a combo of the two.
And Rolling Stone??????????
yup they can hear a door close on a sub so maybe they can hear somebody pounding. almost impossible to get to.
All assinine.
No possible rescue
If they heard SOS, it’s from the sub. If not, it’s some anomalous sound.
barely
The planes drop listening buoys in the water that transmit the sound back to the aircraft.
Was thinking of the Glomar Explorer. Wish they had something like it available. Prayers for the ones on the submersible.
Conserving air, every 30 minutes is a rhythm, not natural.
The hull is five inches thick. Is there a hole through which to attach an oxygen line? If not, it's be pretty dangerous and difficult to try and punch a hole at that depth.
I had an MRI several years ago. I had heard horror stories, but I found the tube cozy and relaxing.
I have a fear of heights. Of enclosed spaces, not so much.
But what about water? Did they bring any with them? I've read that a person can only last three days without water.
Submersibles typically have ports on the outside specifically for an emergency oxygen line.
“ But what about water?”
Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink
-Old sailor saying
Sounds just like the Apollo 1 capsule when Gus Grissom and the others burned up on the launch pad. The hatch was bolted on from the outside.
water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink
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