What’s it like on the Titanic sub? Ex-passenger recalls trip amid ‘torturous’ wait for news

Global News ^ | June 21, 2023 3:41 pm | By Sean Previl

[PGR88]

As extreme adventures go, would you rather die at the bottom of the ocean, or at the top of a mountain, like Everest?

[SkyDancer]

Okay, so it seems it did have a pinging device which now has stopped.

[DallasBiff]

Will they be added to the official list, of those died with the sunken Titantic?

[Red Badger]

Both stopped.

It indicates that either a total power failure or a massive hull breach occurred.

Neither of which is survivable...............

[Red Badger]

Different ship, different time.................

[Red Badger]

Everest.

At least I could see until the very end.

The people in the sub are in the darkest dark possible.................

[GingisK]

...shot in the back by an irate husband.

[rottndog]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but you don’t grasp for breath as oxygen is depleted...you simply gradually lose consciousness.

[ViLaLuz]

I see Hagen is from Bensalem, Pa.

[Red Badger]

Yes, you just pass out from hypoxia................

[Leaning Right]

> As extreme adventures go, would you rather die at the bottom of the ocean, or at the top of a mountain, like Everest? <

I’d prefer dying of a heart attack just after “entertaining” Jennifer Aniston.
But for some reason that option wasn’t on your list.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Everest. You just pass out from the low pressure at high altitudes and don’t wake up. Since there doesn’t appear to be scrubbers in that can, how do they filter out toxic gases? They can’t be vented out at those pressures. Just pumping in more O2 creates an Apollo 1 scenario and another level of toxicity. So you suffocate or burn to death when the O2 ignites. I think I’d have taken some cheap fentanyl with me to OD on just in case.

[rottndog]

“So basically, if their lives are lost they won’t be in vain because someone’s going to take the lessons learned and they’re going to incorporate them going forward and make some adjustments.”

The only lesson to be (re)learned is that you can't cheap your way around doing very dangerous things. We know how to visit the deepest depths of the oceans and at the same time minimize the risks...we've only been doing it for seven decades now. There are no shortcuts...IF you want to make it a two way trip.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Okay, so it seems it did have a pinging device which now has stopped.

Thing is; it stopped pinging when they were about halfway down. Power would still be mostly off, but sounds like all power quit if it couldn't even ping anymore.

So if they had no manual way to release ballast or inflate some kind of flotation it would have been a trip straight down.

Or it had imploded at that point. (About 6,000 ft. over 2600psi)

[rottndog]

But for some reason that option wasn’t on your list.

That's the last thing on my bucket list...and I ain't leavin' 'til I cross it off.

[Magnum44]

Whats it like?

[SkyDancer]

Story says all power off until then get to the bottom but still you’d think there’d be power to the ping device. I think they’re gonners.

[KierkegaardMAN]

“Fellas it’s been good to know ya.”

[C210N]

There is still hope that all will survive.