Posted on 06/21/2023 6:38:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The area surrounding Titanic's Atlantic grave grows busier with search vessels as everyone tries to get eyes on the missing OceanGate submersible.
Earlier this week, a submarine full of tourists disappeared while on a trip to the wreckage of the Titanic. The sub was equipped with 96 hours of oxygen, meaning rescuers are racing against the clock to locate the missing sub and save its occupants from watery, claustrophobic hell. The latest update? They’re still down there.
However, rescuers have noticed a sound coming from beneath the North Atlantic, a set of “banging” noises first discovered by a Canadian plane. They’re hoping that this sound is related to the Titan sub, and that by finding the source of the noise they’ll also happen upon the sunken $250,000-per-seat tube. But, according to the New York Times, seeking out the sound is tricker than it might seem:
Capt. Jamie Frederick of the United States Coast Guard said remotely operated vehicles are seeking the source of the sounds, and a team of experts is examining the noises to determine if they might be from the missing vessel. But so far, he said, that analysis has been “inconclusive.”
More rescue vessels have arrived in the vast search area — roughly twice the size of Connecticut and more than two miles deep — where teams of international experts have been conducting an extensive search for the craft, called the Titan. The 22-foot submersible lost contact on Sunday during what should have been a two-and-a half-hour journey to the wreck of the Titanic.
The New York Times also claims oxygen is truly becoming a concern. In the same updating piece, the Times quotes a United States Coast Guard admirable who estimates the occupants of the submersible may have a mere 20 hours of air left — less than a day to find the sub, pull it from the depths, and get its passengers some breathable air.
If any of them are alive I bet you at least one of them is thinking about it.
The Twilight Zone had an episode about a crew on a ship hearing a knocking sound.
“That’s a bit harsh.”
Sorry. Didn’t mean to stomp on anyone’s feelings. Perhaps I’ve been overloaded with too much “wokeness” lately and am lashing out...?
“However, you do have a point. The passengers on the Titanic did have a choice. They surely did. They willingly boarded the ship. But they did not see any risk, because were told that there was no risk. The Titanic was unsinkable. It was foolish to believe that. No ship is unsinkable.”
No, what I meant was the folks that died on the Titanic merely boarded a ship for transport, where they had every expectation of arriving safely at their destination. Whereas, the people on the sub should have had no such expectation, since diving to the bottom of the ocean in a mini-sub is ‘expected’ to be dangerous. Anyone thinking otherwise is a fool.
“I suppose that the folks on the mini-sub were also told that there was no risk. It was also foolish to believe that. Way more foolish than believing that the Titanic was unsinkable”
Agreed. Even though... sensible people, myself included, probably would have chosen to board the Titanic with no qualms... vs. boarding a submersible sub to the ocean floor. In both cases you are putting your life into someone else’s hands. Someone that you have no idea if they are worthy of that responsibility. The difference is...one is for transportation to another location...and the other is or was for a ‘thrill’.
I feel bad for the people on the sub, don’t get me wrong. But again, taking that risk was their choice.
Isn’t that the truth?
Sadly, lessons learned only endure for about a generation.
A lot of the insanity we are seeing these days is because of failed lessons learned and new normals.
“Did it drift for miles on its way crippled way to the abyss?”
It may have come to the surface and drifted.
Had not seen “On the Beach” until earlier this year. Ended up watching the newer version as well.
I don’t think any other movies I’ve seen have affected me as much.
If the sub’s electro-mechanical actuators are stuck in a loop trying to do their job or if there is gas escaping, I think that would make some detectable noises, as well as any impact-generated sounds coming from inside.
Yes, it is one of two movies that have stayed with me for a very long time as well.
I have not seen the new version.
One Step Beyond had a similar episode where only the U Boat crew heard hammering noises while Werner Klemperer was awake.
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