Posted on 06/20/2023 6:40:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
Saw reported earlier that Stockton Rush is part of the crew.
They are probably dead now. Window of opportunity has passed. RIP.
My first reaction was to make a joke, but decorum dictates otherwise.
Prayers up, it sure doesn’t look good unfortunately.
People doing what modern robots could do better and safer.
I get it that they’re looking for adventure, but now their families will have nothing but grief.
Sometimes you gotta think about more than what thrills you.
Stockton Rush is CEO of Oceangate.
I really don’t understand it.
Scientists and mappers, I get. But tourists? No.
What were they thinking, “off the shelf” parts? PlayStation control panel? What could go wrong.
Balanced on the biggest wave,
Race to-wards an early grave.
The titanic is the new Mt. Everest forcthrill seekers....at least that’s the intention IMO.
Yep, sad that they may well have died in this effort.
But sure, what about robots exploring the Titanic, or other difficult to reach places? I wonder if anyone has thought about that.
Do you feel the same way about Space tourism? Virgin Galactic shouldn't be selling rides to near space?
If the outfit running these tours were as shoddy as the article suggests, with Logitech videogame controllers as submersible pilot controls, and water bottles as makeshift "bathrooms," then I wouldn't trust the vehicle itself to withstand the 14,000 ft depths.
Chances are the submersible imploded.
Oh, no kidding! I wouldn’t use a game controller for anything related to real life. Nuts and bolts can’t be “common” either.
Exactly. “off the shelf” components for such an extreme environment is utter foolishness.
Granted the devices mentioned are likely not responsible for the issue at hand but it shows a hubristic lack of respect for the extremes they are playing with at the bottom of the ocean
Communication between sub and the support ship was lost. They should have had a redundant means of location if not communication. How hard would it be to mount a location beacon on the craft to hasten the rescue?
The whales are pissed. Humans have been messing with their environment and the whales took action. Now, if they could only figure out a way to destroy those turbines that have been messing with their sonar communications abilities.
The stuff of a good movie and not a science fiction one.
Apparently, they have a means to communicate from the submarine but haven’t.
This doesn’t sound promising.
Whales are sinking boats off Portugal and Spain...................
Last recorded depth had not reached the 4,000 meter depth, but agree with you this vessel would not have passed a vehicle inspection at the DMV.
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