Posted on 06/22/2023 10:39:47 AM PDT by xxqqzz
A German adventurer who paid to see the wreck of the Titanic on the missing Titan submarine two years ago has called the voyage a 'suicide mission'.
Arthur Loibl, 60, dived down 12,500 feet to the Atlantic wreck site in August 2021 and says he was 'incredibly lucky' to survive.
His story echos much that has been learned about the OceanGate tourist vessel since it vanished on Sunday, with past reports highlighting how many components were purchased off-the-shelf. It has also been revealed to have been uncertified to dive to the necessary depths to reach the Titanic.
Speaking to German tabloid Bild, Loibl recalls the first submarine they tried didn't work and a second attempted dive had to be abandoned. He said parts fell off and the mission went into the water five hours late due to electrical problems.
This, Loibl suspects, could be the cause of the Titan's disappearance.
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Maybe that’s true but at least the company doesn’t hire white guys.
Indeed it does.
I always build my woke subs with parts from Home Depot
...a piece of the vessel FELL OFF......
At that point I would have said, “See ya! Wouldn’t wanna be ya!”..................
...and duct tape
And I use surfer dudes for engineers!.....................
I’m betting the ‘sub’ wasn’t insured... no ‘nondestructive’ testing... nothing.
Well this explains the debris field.
His diversity hiring was all pretty blonde girls. Idiot was using “diversity” as an excuse to hire girls he wants to screw.
I just keep thinking of the line from Hunt for Red October: “You lost another submarine?”
Sure thing!
Well, waddya expect for only $250,000? You get what you pay for.
I noticed that immediately in their promotional videos. I think you’re right.
How did these folks pull this off for so long. I mean this is anxiety people do not need. Im sure theyre sold on safety and comfort but from what I keep seeing this was a nightmare every time it went down.
The dollar don’t buy nuthin’ nowadays!..............
From Daily Mail:
The landing frame and rear cover of the missing Titan submersible have been discovered on the ocean floor, according to experts involved in the search, who say it points to the vessel suffering a ‘catastrophic implosion’ that will have claimed all five of the lives on board.
The US Coast Guard announced on Twitter that the ‘debris field’ had been found on Thursday. They are yet to confirm what exactly was discovered, but Richard Garriott, President of the Explorers’ Club, tells DailyMail.com his understanding from the teams involved in the search is that key components of the sub were among the items.
It would mean the sub suffered a crack and imploded under the underwater pressure, instantly killing all five men on board.
‘A debris field implies there’s a break up of the submersible and at that depth, because we know that they lost communications at around 3,300m… so that really indicates what is the worst case scenario which is a catastrophic failure, an implosion.
‘The only saving grace is that it would have been immediate, literally in milliseconds and the men would have no idea what was happening,’ David Mearns, a friend of two of the men on board, said during an appearance on Sky News in the UK this evening. He added: ‘My worst fears have now been realized.’
Sky News is saying now that some of the debris has been identified as part of the little sub.
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