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

[dfwgator]

You pays your monies and you takes your chances

[Yo-Yo]

I have no interest in bungi-jumping or skydiving, or mountain climbing, etc.

Oh, you personally... I agree, I'm not bungee jumping, skydiving, or taking rides on Virgin Galatic or to the Titanic.

[Skwor]

Most people have no idea that exploring the ocean depths is literally more challenging and extreme than going into space, by an order of magnitude.

Man landed on the moon in 1969. Man, for the first time, dived to the ocean floor in 2019, take a moment to consider that!

[Macho MAGA Man]

I read that book over 35 years ago. It’s amazing the parallels and foresight the author had that was yet to come.

[MMusson]

It probably suffered explosive compression and shattered into pieces like the Thresher. All they found left of it was small pieces.

The Sub was designed to surface unpowered if they just lost electricity. If it were intact, it would be bobbing somewhere along the surface.

[Red Badger]

This was only the sub’s third trip..........

[dfwgator]

Titanic sank on her first trip.

[Macho MAGA Man]

Had this submersible been to the Titanic before or was this its first attempt going to the wreck?

[DownInFlames]

Exactly. The submersible lost communication almost immediately after descending. Most likely lost power. They’re dead. No power means everything.

[GingisK]

...a self contained way for the submersible to asend back to the surface in case of emergency...

They are required to have that capability. Upon catastrophic failure, those are too little too late. The bubbles don't reach the surface.

[PUGACHEV]

"Scientists and mappers, I get. But tourists? No."

Get ready for tourists on the Moon and the planets beyond, and getting lost everywhere in between. Truly, in this life, if you have enough money, you can go anywhere.

[csvset]

I watched a video of a reporter that tied to ride this thing. He said it went down 35 ft and then broke down. He says the things has a spotty record as far as complete dives, said the things is broken more often then not. No chairs either, you squat on the floor. All for 250 K !

[Red Badger]

And the Scorpion...............

[BipolarBob]

Here;s an update.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/british-rescue-mission-blocked-us-085743977.html

[GingisK]

Submarines going to 13,000 feet are in a lot more peril than a moon landing.

[Red Badger]

This was trip #3..................

[right way right]

How many PSI at 13,000 ft below sea level?
It could be crushed into something the size of a football.

[DouglasKC]

Just watched a ten minutes news story from a couple of months back about this trip. It’s not unusual for things to go wrong with communications so HOPEFULLY it’s just a communciations glitch.

[DouglasKC]

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.

The main submersible was rigoursly designed and tested...made out of carbon fiber and titanium.

[mewzilla]

Published a few minutes ago...

Missing Titanic submarine with five onboard may have 50 hours left as US accused of hampering rescue – live

So if that's what's really going on, why is the UK's Deep State putting up with what our Deep State is doing?

Unless what ours is doing serves the purposes of both...?

If that's the case, it's not just Trump who needs to worry, is it? It's every rich guy on the planet who might beg to differ with one or more Deep States who should have a care...