Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search

[Still Kicking]

How it works and where it's located but not that it heard the implosion of a private vessel.

All data gathered are classified until they are reviewed and declassified by someone with the appropriate authority. If that happened within a few hours, I would be surprised but, once again, it would provide an explanation.

 

[BlueTrin]

A couple issues with that. They could've easily told the public about the likely result and continued the search until they had confirmation. Second is that we got the reporting of the banging on sonabuoys almost instantly after it was heard. Which likely turned out to be oceanic background noise, or the Titanic collapsing.

I think when you are a situation like this, it often feels safer to say nothing until you confirm.

You get less blame for getting it wrong after silence than getting it wrong after opening your mouth.

Also you’d need to go through the chain of command before to release information.

 

[Wibble]

No. We (French) saved the Americans from speaking proper English.

The English tried to teach the Americans to speak English but largely failed…

 

[BoltSnap]

we saved Europe from speaking German.

You just don't want to learn foreign language and don't want others to also.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Mother ship of doomed Titan submersible returns to port in Newfoundland

The Canadian ship that launched the doomed Titan submersible into the depths of the North Atlantic on Sunday has returned to port in Newfoundland.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Wookie]

Wouldn't you think that data from the SOSUS network, which exists to track movements of foreign submarines, are classified?

It's possible that whoever is monitoring the SOSUS network said to themselves "Huh. Wonder what that sound was. Maybe I'll call a Subject Matter Expert and ask".

 

[Still Kicking]

It's possible that whoever is monitoring the SOSUS network said to themselves "Huh. Wonder what that sound was. Maybe I'll call a Subject Matter Expert and ask".

Sure, another possibility.

 

[Open Ocean Diver]

How was the breathing air generated and brought into the pressure vessel? All the equipment and electronics seem to be outside of the pressure vessel.

 

[Manatee Diver]

It's possible that whoever is monitoring the SOSUS network said to themselves "Huh. Wonder what that sound was. Maybe I'll call a Subject Matter Expert and ask".

The reports I read say that after they heard that the Titan was missing they went back and checked SOSUS records and found that they found a probable implosion detected with the location around the site of the Titanic, and notified the unified USCG command on Monday.

 

[Wibble]

How was the breathing air generated and brought into the pressure vessel? All the equipment and electronics seem to be outside of the pressure vessel.

Would have been rebreather technology using carbon dioxide scrubbers and oxygen cylinders inside.

Humans consume about 1 litre of oxygen per minute - or less if relaxed.

Rounding a bit, this means with 5 people they'll consume 5 litres oxygen/minute or 300 litres in an hour. For 96 hours (which was claimed) they'd need 96 x 300 = 28,800 litres of oxygen which is about 3 large cylinders plus replaceable scrubbers which the pilot would periodically replace after a set time.

When put like this one wonders where the oxygen cylinders were. Under the floor one imagines?