Titanic tourist submersible live updates: Rescuers race against time as passengers are identified...A prominent Pakistani businessman and his son are among those onboard the missing vessel, it has emerged.

NBC News ^ | Updated June 20, 2023, 8:35 AM CDT | By NBC News

[AAABEST]

Yes - but even science and mapping can be done by drones now.

There’s no reason for this.

[volunbeer]

I listened to an interview with a journalist who had been on the sub (they did not make it all the way to the Titanic) and there was little to no redundancy in many systems.

In addition to the laundry list of what could have gone wrong I am guessing they used lithium-ion batteries.

[z3n]

"Titan, the missing tourist submersible was operated by a video game controller and had parts that were described as “off-the-shelf components.”

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[mware]

I did hear reported this morning g that they were preparing a drone to go down and take a look.

[BipolarBob]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoP0s1ddIhU

[volunbeer]

At 250k a trip I am guessing they were making $$$$

[Noumenon]

They sleep with the fishes.

[PghBaldy]

Media coverage still says that they can be rescued. Is that even possible?

[V_TWIN]

I’ve been hearing communication between the submersable and the ship has been an ongoing issue.

I’m no engineer by any stretch but you’d think there would be a contingency plan in place in case of this very scenario like a self contained way for the submersible to asend back to the surface in case of emergency.

I hope it turns out well but it dolook good at all.

Military jets have ejection seats as a last resort for a reason.

[Skwor]

Possible and probable are 2 very different expectations.

Having a good deal of experience as a submariner the probable one is unlikely, very unlikely.

[Red Badger]

At the depth of the Titanic, not possible..................

[Big Red Badger]

RIP fellow pilgrams,,,

[Red Badger]

Murphy’s Law uber alles.....................

[PIF]

Probably runs on Windows and either had an OS update that crashed or hit a divide by zero error.

[cotton1706]

“Do you feel the same way about Space tourism? Virgin Galactic shouldn’t be selling rides to near space?”

Generally, yes. It’s very dangerous. I didn’t say it should be banned, or anything like that. People like to take risks and if they want to risk their own lives, they can. I’m just not of that sort. I have no interest in bungi-jumping or skydiving, or mountain climbing, etc.

[Bon of Babble]

Have they located it yet?

Very sorry for the families involved.

[GreenHornet]

Media coverage still says that they can be rescued. Is that even possible?

It looks very doubtful at this point, but the media wants to keep the viewers tuned in by continuing to pitch the possibility of a rescue.

[MeganC]

I agree. We also need to get tourists out of the dirigibles and aeroplanes and leave those to scientists and military men. Common people can use trains and ocean liners for travel.

[Bon of Babble]

The tourists paid $250,000 each.

That raises a lot of funds for the company involved, that equipment cannot be cheap.

[Red Badger]

Not that has been reported.

I assume that if they do find it, the families will be notified privately before the public is..............