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To: VAFreedom

My wife asked me a question that I didn’t have the answer.......

Isn’t the Titanic sub equipped with a failsafe “pinging mechanism” that would send out a strong signal for potential rescuers to triangulate, lock on to, and quickly locate should any emergency issue arise.


9 posted on 06/21/2023 12:11:59 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: traderrob6

It had no beacon. 🙄


15 posted on 06/21/2023 12:15:42 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: traderrob6

No safety devices, would have cut into profit. Plus, bet their young team didn’t consider safety important. Heck, they used a wireless controller. Did they bring fresh batteries?


18 posted on 06/21/2023 12:22:45 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better! I am a Veteran Supporting Veteran DeSantis.)
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To: traderrob6

On another thread someone pointed out that the mini-sub goes to great depths. So any beacon would require a huge (and heavy) battery to send out a signal strong enough to be detected. Hence, no beacon.

I don’t know how true that is. But it makes sense.


21 posted on 06/21/2023 12:23:51 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: traderrob6

like an airplane carries?


47 posted on 06/21/2023 4:18:07 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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