Deep Submersible Accidents....

[trymixdiver]

I was watching the 3d Imax of the Ghosts of the abyss on Sunday and i realized i never heard of an accident ( resulting in death) involving Deep Subs.

Does anyone know of any ?

Andy

I cant recall one, they must be doing something right. I will do a search and see if i come up with any.

 

[Scubaroo]

trymixdiver once bubbled...
doing something right

They must be DSR divers

 

[joens]

I saw a movie once where a submersible got attacked by a giant squid and the 2 people inside got eaten.
Joens

 

[trymixdiver]

I did a search and found nothing on Deep Submersible accidents. Plenty of Military sub accidents but none classify as a deep sub / research sub.

Andy

i find this interesting.

 

[raxafarian]

have you seen this site ?

Not listed by type, so I don't know if any of the 'foreign' subs are DSR's or not.

 

[trymixdiver]

yes i went through that whole site, all Military subs and none you would call a Deep Submersible.

I spent hours and hours last night and found nothing.

Andy

which is a good thing.

 

[WreckWriter]

can't recall the name but as I recall it was rammed (by a surface ship I think). I almost seem to recall that the deepest free ascent ever was made from it after the accident. Too busy to research it now.

WW

 

[canuckdiver]

there is some accident reports on www.psubs.org

but none that I would call "deep" submersables, like the trieste, or the mir submersables. I have heard that there was an accident with the first of the mir's, but no confirmation on this.
The only other accident that I have heard of is the incident when the ship carrying alvin sank, but that dosen't really count

 

[jepuskar]

If a Deep Submersible has an accident at 15 feet, is this considered a Deep Submerisible accident or a Shallow Submersible accident?

 

[WreckWriter]

If someone has a Guiness book (its not on website) look for deepest submarine escape or similar.

WW