AP News: A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic : news

[-] ndr@beehaw.org 26 points 2 years ago

That’s sort of… poetic in a messed up way.

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Only if the sub remains undiscovered for ~70 years.

[-] mercurly@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

Why did they name it Titan??

[-] BobQuasit@beehaw.org 24 points 2 years ago

I find it strangely hard to care about the fate of a handful of multimillionaire tourists when hundreds of refugees died last week due to the indifference of the Greek authorities - and the media barely noticed.

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[-] StringTheory@beehaw.org 22 points 2 years ago

CBS dude rode on it and did an interview with the owner.

So many red flags.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o&feature=youtu.be

[-] Onii-Chan@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Built with shit from Home Depot, controlled with a literal Logitech game controller, construction pipes as ballast... holy fuck, why would anybody agree to go 3.7km below the surface of the ocean in that deathtrap?

[-] mercurly@slrpnk.net 21 points 2 years ago

Imagine paying $250k and the pilot pulls out the player 2 controller

[-] SevenSwell@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Those Logitech controllers are actually pretty decent. I've had one for ages and it's still going strong.

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[-] Chrisosaur@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago

Hope the pilot tried ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️ start

[-] StringTheory@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

Made out of a fiberglass tube (catastrophic failure) and titanium end caps (cracks) instead of steel.

“Steel is real.”

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[-] demvoter@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Wow, that is super sketchy. Now I am not at all surprised this happened. Hope that company has a shit ton of insurance.

[-] xxxfroggyxxx@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 2 years ago

Also, I’ve seen so many Scientific deepwater vehicles that are thethered to the ship in some form. Why isn’t this thing hooked up to a cran yhat can get it back up if someone fails? I’d think passenger vessels should pass more rigurous safety standards than that.

Are they liable btw or is the “international waters” situation doing them any favor?

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[-] TheOtherJake@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago

...officials are working to get a remotely operated vehicle that can reach a depth of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) to the site as soon as possible.

The 5-person submersible, named Titan, is capable of diving 4,000 meters or 13,120 ft. “with a comfortable safety margin,” OceanGate said in its filing with the court.

but...after looking up on Wikipedia

...a wreck that lies over 12,000 feet (3,700 m) below the surface...

[-] neuropean@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago

I think they’re advertising the depth limit of the recovery vehicle, not claiming that the wreck is actually at 20,000 feet.

[-] TheOtherJake@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago

They probably need quite a bit of margin too if the craft accidentally got lost in a deeper area

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Maybe they're concerned that it no-clipped through the sea bottom and wound up deeper than the Titanic's current location?

[-] Lowbird@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

It might be best practice to use a vessel rated for considerably deeper than you actually go, in case of some problem in the hull?

[-] Lowbird@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

And/or it's just a description of a particular vehicle they're bringing that was most convenient to get there quickly.

[-] Projectionist@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

It's not like they're going to say, "oh, don't bring THAT recovery vehicle, it can go TOO deep."

[-] great_meh@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What I dont get is that one of the passengers was a billionaire. He could have built himself the fanciest and safest vessel for a few Million Dollars with a whole naval operation attached. Of course thats a lot more than 250K but still nothing for a billionaire. These people are so out of touch and cheap its insane.

[-] TheTrueLinuxDev@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

It goes to prove that billionaires are just as gullible as the rest of the people, all they had was just money and assets, it doesn't grant them wisdom or intelligence.

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[-] jherazob@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago

Here's a thread giving info on all the shoddiness of that sub

[-] StringTheory@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

https://newrepublic.com/post/173802/missing-titanic-sub-faced-lawsuit-depths-safely-travel-oceangate

This adds to the picture of utter recklessness.

[-] pelotron@midwest.social 6 points 2 years ago

So they wanted to die. Got it.

[-] ZapBeebz@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What the actual fuck. They built a literal deathtrap

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[-] Holos620@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago

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[-] alyaza@beehaw.org 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

this is a very weird first comment to make and the subsequent comments neither look productive nor particularly on topic. let's save the thirsting for rich people blood for a topic where it's more warranted folks, please and thanks.

[-] hglman@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

But rich blood being spilled is the topic. They took a huge risk only to get more resources deployed to find them.

[-] Lowbird@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

Ooooor, you know, don't let these people die (and definitely don't enjoy it, wtf), AND fix the medical and housing systems so a similar amount of effort goes toward making sure everyone else also doesn't die. Letting some rich people die doesn't make any poor people less dead.

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[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago

Regardless of one's opinion the super rich, the thing also has crew that are just there because they're paid to operate the thing, I doubt they make enough to buy tickets for this kind of thing themselves.

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[-] TheLoneMinon@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

This shits going to keep happening as companies continue to rush commercialization of "Extreme" Travel.

[-] TheLastOfHisName@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago

Even if I had a stupid amount of money, there's no way in hell I would pay someone to stuff me inside what seems to be an over-sized propane tank, then send me to depths where the water pressure is so extreme it will literally crush you.

Just...no.

[-] Kleinbonum@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago

I particularly like the part where this specific submersible can't ever be opened from the inside, because it gets bolted shut from outside.

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[-] SaintLunatic@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

According to the article there is a metal eating bacteria that’s eating the titanic? And it the wreckage might be gone in a few decades?

That’s incredible

[-] Pumpki@toast.ooo 10 points 2 years ago

Now they probably have a new submersible to munch on...

[-] x86x87@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago

Predinner snack!

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