Posted on 06/22/2023 10:54:16 AM PDT by libh8er
Debris has been found in the search for the missing Titan submersible, reportedly including parts of its outside cover. Dive expert David Mearns told the BBC the president of the Explorers Club - which is connected to the diving and rescue community - says the debris includes "a landing frame and a rear cover from the submersible". The US Coast Guard earlier confirmed a "debris field" had been found within the search area. It was located by a remote-controlled underwater search vehicle (ROV) near the wreck of the Titanic. A US Coast Guard news conference is scheduled for 1500 EST (1900 GMT) on Thursday afternoon. The Titan vessel went missing in a remote area of the North Atlantic on Sunday with a four-day oxygen supply for its crew of five.
Some experts have speculated that it could have suffered a catastrophic implosion as a result of a hull failure. The minivan-sized submersible was owned and operated by the private company OceanGate Expeditions. The firm's co-founder, Guillermo Söhnlein, told the BBC that he believes there may have been an "instantaneous implosion" of the craft. "If that's what happened, that's what would have happened four days ago," he said.
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I had a sonarman tell me that the sensors in the North Atlantic can hear a Russian Alpha Sub leaving port in Vladivostok. Alphas are very noisy but still that’s halfway around the world. Might be a sea story. But still.
12,500 feet down.
Enormous pressure… that poorly designed egg shell sub couldn’t take it
Unlike with ocean wrecks, the others have bodies.
That is yesterday’s presser.
(literally in milliseconds)
Yep
Hopefully the kids that designed will be inspired to do better.
Ha! I was thinking the same.
Wouldn’t this submarine have to pass a Coast Guard inspection before it put to sea?
Story is worthless without pictures.
It can give a false sense of near-immortality
I meant something earth-shakingly fundamental, not obvious things such as don’t screw up next time. ;-)
Hey I asked that same question
It was verboten
Yes, rated for 1,300 meters and they’ve been taking it down to 4,000 meters. Guess those youngsters they hired didn’t read up on the specs, plus there was not testing. Bet that negligence breaks the risk waivers as I am sure billionaire passengers surviving families have good lawyers.
No, the only thing I could ever afford to buy was a replica of a third class dinner plate and cup with the White Star logo on it.
(at around 3,300m)
Good thing they fired the guy who wanted it de-rated to 3,000 meters after cyclic damage
And four other people paid with their lives, unfortunately
You can bet they detected an explosion. It would have been pretty massive.
From what I’ve read there are not required inspections, safety standards, required equipment, etc. So no data recorders, nothing. They through together disimilar and substandard materials—carbon fiber, titanium, glue, and a window rated for 1,300 meters for trips down to 4,000. I watched the video of them gluing the titanium to the carbon fiber, sloppy. Then no pressure or stress tests. And this has managed to go donw previously, so what about fatigue? Truly an accident waiting to happen. At the the hater of 50 year old white guys was on board so he experienced first hand the consequences of his incompetence and woke bias.
Is it possible the surface ship would have noticed the implosion sound or shock-wave either physically or on sensors?
That will be a feature on their next model
I hate autocorrection and typos!
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