Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search

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Jared0425:
You're mixing up the two subs. The one with the large dome is explorer and the one with the small viewport is titan.
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The cyclops
I am using it as reference... it seems to be very similar.
Only it has a full dome and a hatch.

Titan does not. The whole front dome swings open.

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"What we know about the noises: Banging noises were identified by Canadian aircraft on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) equipment was relocated to where the noises were detected, according to Capt. Jamie Frederick, the response coordinator for the First Coast Guard District. But searches in the area "yielded negative results," he said. Data from the plane that identified the noises was sent to the US Navy, but has so far been inconclusive," Frederick said, adding that the Coast Guard does not know what the sounds were."

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Missing Titanic sub: Live updates on search as banging sounds heard

The US Coast Guard said it has not identified the source of banging noises that were picked up by sonar Tuesday and Wednesday morning during the search for the submersible that went missing Sunday while heading toward the wreck of the Titanic. Follow for live news updates.
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As an engineer, I'm astonished that it doesn't seem to have been equipped with an independently-powered locator beacon, like an aircraft black box recorder would have. Those emit an ultrasonic 'ping' that operates for more than 30 days, and they are designed for depths of at least 20,000 feet.

All I can think it that it is too deep for such a 'pinger' to be effective because of the range to the surface and the difficulties of underwater acoustics.
 
Most of the pictures show the sub in a horizontal position with the occupants sitting next to each other. What would happen if the sub were on it's end vertically?
 
Seems like there are resources available for recovery/rescue, but there was no emergency plan in place to mobilize as quickly as is needed.

I guess it is a private venture and governments are not going to make commitments for theoretical scenarios that will most likely never occur?
 
johndiver999:
Seems like there are resources available for recovery/rescue, but there was no emergency plan in place to mobilize as quickly as is needed.

I guess it is a private venture and governments are not going to make commitments for theoretical scenarios that will most likely never occur?
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It would help if the CEO took safety seriously.
 
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