Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search

[telemonster]

Why wouldn’t you build one of these, tether it by cable and just run it through 200+ unmanned remote operated cycles from depths to surface and such to test it.

As far as tech goes, a ROV with 360 degree active Hd cameras and either a high res VR headset or a dome paneled in curved high pitch RGB LED video wall panels would be kinda cool. No bragging rights for the adventure trip I suppose.

 

[Norwegian Cave Diver]

 

[Brodydog]

I don't understand why this is causing such a rabid fascination and obsession.

Because lives are at stake and we want to see how it ends.

At this point I’m really hoping for a miracle to happen.

 

[Twoblues]

What a nightmare.

Is that a tethered unit? Can it be reeled up?

Posted info.says no

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

When was the last time you heard of a bunch of billionaires trapped in a lost sub operated by a game-boy controller, possibly spending their last few moments gazing at the bow of the Titanic, with air supply rapidly dwindling?

Box office suspense sci-fi thrillers don't hold a candle to this one.

A wise man once said "Don't go to stupid places with stupid people and do stupid things."

To me the situation pretty succinctly illustrates the point.

I guess I count them more as Darwin Award winners than tragic figures.

Here endeth the lesson.

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

Because lives are at stake and we want to see how it ends.

At this point I’m really hoping for a miracle to happen.

A lot more lives are lost at sea doing far more important things than a quarter-million dollar bragging rights contest - with a ton less note or concern or sympathy.

Example:

A tale of two disasters: Missing Titanic sub captivates the world days after deadly migrant shipwreck

A fishing boat crowded with migrants traveling from Libya to Italy sank last week. While hundreds are still missing and feared dead, it has garnered far less attention and resources than the Titan rescue efforts for five people.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[runsongas]

have any so called "lost subs" ever been located intact and not sunk with all hands? once it was announced, I just figured it was going to be a recovery like the kursk/nanggala/san juan

 

[rhwestfall]

Does anyone know how many successful voyages this thing had made previously?

 

[berndo]

A wise man once said "Don't go to stupid places with stupid people and do stupid things."

To me the situation pretty succinctly illustrates the point.

I guess I count them more as Darwin Award winners than tragic figures. Here endeth the lesson.

Easy to sit behind the computer and call dead people stupid or darwin award winners that have been doing stuff. If you ever did stuff you knew, some of it could probably be called stupid.

I've done stupid stuff and didn't die... and that's probably true for most people that leave the house and do stuff sometimes.

 

[Brodydog]

A lot more lives are lost at sea doing far more important things than a quarter-million dollar bragging rights contest - with a ton less note or concern or sympathy.

Yes, of course that‘s true. I, and I’m sure for many others as well, am always drawn into people reportedly missing in any circumstance, especially when it continues on for days and there are multiple people involved. I want to see the conclusion. The boys in the Thailand cave are one example.